Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different strategies.

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Every year, venomous snakes kill more people worldwide than sharks, lions, and wolves combined—yet most of us barely give ...

The North Carolina Poison Control said 2024 will likely be the busiest year for snake bites in North Carolina. There have been 257 snake bites through the first six months of the year, according to ...

North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in the west to the coastal plains in the east, provide abundant habitat for 38 ...

A contestant was bitten by a venomous snake on the beach in Fiji, prompting medical personnel to pull him from the game ...