"Our crew responded and the patient was transported to UCSD Hospital in Hillcrest," the department said. The UC San Diego Health said they could not comment on the status or the treatment of the ...

You can find just about anything on Craigslist if you look around long enough … even a West African Bush Viper. Because, yeah, police say a guy in Maryland was trying to sell one on Facebook. That’s ...

An African bush viper bite can cause fever, impaired breathing, severe inflammation, hemorrhaging and death. There is no known antivenom for an African bush viper bite, but there have been successful ...

The employee was in a private area of the zoo caring for the African bush viper when the snake attacked, said a zoo spokesperson. The staff member was immediately taken to a hospital for evaluation ...

A venomous snake bit an employee at the San Diego Zoo on Monday, according to zoo officials. A zoo spokesperson said the wildlife care specialist was immediately transported to a hospital for ...

A wildlife care specialist who is an employee at the San Diego Zoo was rushed to the hospital on Monday afternoon after a highly venomous African Bush Viper bit him. The unfortunate incident took ...