The pain was excruciating when a venomous snake bit Grady Kornelson in 2018 in south-central Kansas. “On a scale of one to 10, it was a nine,” he told the Hutchinson News. Kornelson received five ...

If you ever get bitten by a snake, don’t believe what you see in the movies. Tying a tourniquet, slicing your arm, or trying ...

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A wildlife care specialist at the San Diego Zoo was hospitalized after being bitten a venomous snake. Officials say the worker was caring for an African Bush Viper in a non-public ...

Mississippi is home to 56 species of snakes and the vast majority are harmless when it comes to humans. However, six of the species in Mississippi are venomous and can inflict a nasty bite if not ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts rare golden lancehead vipers. These snakes are vital for biodiversity ...

Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is found across the Indian subcontinent and is responsible for over 40% of snake bite-related deaths in India each year. Its venom is extremely variable, and snake ...

Snakes cause tens of thousands of fatalities annually due to potent venom, aggressive behavior, and high mobility, ...

Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), also known as water moccasins, live in freshwater habitats across the southeastern U.S ...

Scientists bought “snake liquor” in North Korea and identified its contents as the country’s first confirmed records of three venomous species of pit vipers. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In hopes of ...