During India's rainy season, snakes seek higher ground, increasing encounters with humans. The Indian Cobra, Common Krait, ...

A toddler in India bit a venomous cobra so hard that he killed it. Two-year-old Govinda Kumar was playing in his home in ...

The banded krait is a venomous snake. While their bites, if left untreated, have a high mortality rate, it takes more than a few seconds for the venom to become fatal.

How to Survive shares five critical steps for surviving a bite from a krait, one of the most venomous snakes. They detail first aid, identifying symptoms, and how to seek urgent medical care.

Australian skinks have developed a remarkable genetic defense against venomous snake bites by mutating a key muscle receptor, ...