Have you ever seen a snake in or near a river or pond? It was probably a water snake! These slithery swimmers are easy to spot anywhere the world gets a little wetter, particularly near freshwater.

A video of a snake biting into a tomato has been making waves online, alarming viewers with captions claiming the tomato ...

The second grader had to have two emergency surgeries to save her leg, and 40 vials of antivenom to save her life, her family ...

Almost all snakes that produce toxins are venomous rather than poisonous. To get into a victim’s bloodstream, venom enters ...

The copperhead snake ( Agkistrodon contortrix ), also called the eastern copperhead, is a venomous snake that is endemic to the United States, with a habitat that covers nearly all of the Atlantic ...

The name "black snake" might sound straightforward, but it actually covers a range of species found across the globe. These snakes come in all shapes and sizes, from small and sleek to long and ...

Only about 10% of the world's roughly 4,000 snake species have venom strong enough to seriously hurt a human, but that's ...

American herpetologist Romulus Whitaker helped Indians start milking snakes for their venom to make anti-venoms, the only ...

While only about 10 percent of the roughly 4,000 known snake species have venom that can harm a human, using genetics to determine which snakes could be deadly could speed up developing better ...

The water level in the Narayani Gandak River has begun to decrease, bringing relief to Kushinagar's flood-affected villages.

As water levels of the Narayani Gandak River recede, residents of Kushinagar district's flood-affected villages begin to ...

Antivenom is the only effective treatment for a serious bite of a highly venomous snake and is also very expensive. “For an average puff adder bite in South Africa, the anti-venom will cost ...