Snakebites are a silent global health crisis, claiming an estimated 138,000 fatalities annually, of which 58,000 fatalities, ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

All parts of the foxglove are toxic, with the highest concentrations of digitalis found in the flowers, fruit and immature ...

North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in ...

Frigid temperatures have made their to Florida. Here's how the cold weather impacts the invasive Burmese python.

On the Oct. 8 episode of "Survivor," a contestant was bitten by a venomous snake on the beach in Fiji, prompting medical personnel to pull him from the game. A sea krait bit the right foot of Canadian ...

Oct. 31 (UPI) --A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a resident's backyard swimming pool and was unable to slither out.

The president of the Heritage Foundation, the leading conservative think tank, defended right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson and said the group would not cut ties with him days after Carlson hosted an ...

Scientists captured ultra‑high‑speed video showing vipers strike in under 0.1s. Copperheads occur statewide in North Carolina and cause over 90% of venomous bites. Homeowners should clear brush, ...

“They are the ones that have to be able to strike as quickly as possible,” says Alistair Evans, a zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne. It typically takes mammals between 60 to 400 milliseconds ...