Venomous snakes in the United States are often treated like rare threats, but several of the most dangerous species are far ...

When I headed off to a family reunion last month, I expected to return with an article on a quiet, long weekend at a peaceful ...

There are approximately 600 species of venomous snakes on Earth, and to the untrained eye, most of their strikes appear similar -- a flash of movement as the snake lunges forward. But in reality, ...

Rattlesnakes are both beautiful and deadly. They are the largest venomous snake in the U.S and the most deadly. Their bites ...

What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Tim would know. Over the past few... A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key ...

In 2001, after working up to it for years, Tim Friede finally allowed himself to be bitten by a snake. He started with venomous cobras because they're dangerous — and because they're what he had on ...

Spring marks the busiest time of year for the Oklahoma Poison Center, with spikes in exposure to all kinds of venomous or toxic animals and plants. The Oklahoma Poison Center and the University of ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Poison Center are advising as temperatures warm, venomous snakes in Georgia are becoming more active, increasing the risk of snake ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi is home to more than 50 kinds of snake, but only a handful are dangerous. From cottonmouths to rattlesnakes, they can ...

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites... He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a ...