As a new app is launched to provide first-aid advice for venomous bites and stings, a reptile expert urges people to learn ...

This 10-year-old is selling her family's cows to help raise funds for those who rescued her when she suffered a potentially ...

The University of Florida is widely known for its annual investigation of shark bites around the world, but a new study by researchers at the school does a deep dive into 20 years of bites from an ...

A North Carolina family said their 4-year-old was bitten by a venomous snake on the playground of a day care, but staff failed to call emergency services and reached out to a guardian instead. The boy ...

Copperheads are a venomous type of snake found in Mississippi. They are often recognized by their bronze-colored skin, vertical pupils and pattern that resembles hourglasses, according to the ...

NIXA, MO -- A Missouri man died in his sleep just hours after he was bitten by a snake and refused to seek medical attention. Snake bites are pretty rare, and it's even more rare to have a fatality.