Yellowstone National Park is one of the most famous parks in the United States, but it isn’t usually known for its reptiles.

Luckily, these large pit vipers are solitary and shy, and rarely bite unless they're confronted. It's the largest venomous ...

When it does bite, its venom can ... One of the largest naja cobras, the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) can grow up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) long. This snake is famous in both mythology and history ...

The longest and heaviest snake to ever be held in captivity was a female reticulated ... They strike their prey with a venom-filled bite, before letting it crawl away and die, at which point the snake ...

A man who was bitten by a poisonous snake surprised doctors when the venom took 15 hours to start showing its effects. The South Australian man, named Neville Joppich, was bitten on the ankle by ...

Snake season is upon us and experts say how you respond in the minutes after a bite could be the difference between life and ...

A racehorse trainer has survived getting bitten by one of the world ’s deadliest snakes. Don Dwyer was carrying out a routine walk of the racecourse at Yea, north of Melbourne in Australia, on ...

After spending a month in an induced coma caused by an anaphylactic shock from a venomous snake bite, Graham "Dingo" ...

Known for their speed, agility and highly potent venom, these snakes are responsible for more snake bites in Australia than any other species. Despite their dangerous reputation, the eastern brown ...

A two-year-old boy was playing in his backyard when he realised he’d been bitten by a deadly snake. Ezra Porter was playing in the backyard of his family’s home in Port Wakefield, about 100km ...

The bite or sting of a highly venomous animal can inflict great suffering, including loss of limbs, paralysis, and an extremely painful death. In the United States, envenomation (the injection of ...