Copperheads are the only venomous snake you’re likely to encounter in the Triangle and central NC. Here’s how to identify and avoid them.

Texas is home to four venomous species. Here's everything you should and shouldn't do if one bites you, and how to identify ...

In the sun-scorched plains of Mayen Abun-Twic County in South Sudan, Apuk Bak sits on a woven mat outside her house, absently rubbing scars on her leg- a lifelong reminder of a cruel snakebite. Her ...

Scientists found a pregnant 1-foot-long creature with a venomous bite in a mountain forest and discovered a new species, a ...

If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in ...

When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Nhung Nguyen's son Henry got up in the middle of the night to use the toilet but what he encountered was very unexpected ...

Off the coast of Brazil, there is an incredibly dangerous and tiny island that is out of bounds for a peculiar reason. Ilha da Queimada Grande lies off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Here's a guide to what snakes are venomous throughout Nevada ... You can identify a sidewinder by the raised scales above its eyes, which resemble small horns on its triangular head.