A near-death bite in Florence led lawmakers to consider banning venomous snakes and cracking down on captive wildlife. Some ...

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

Firefighters said the helicopter crew brought the hiker to a hospital that had the antivenom for the snake bite.

“In this case, people were seeking them out.” The study also revealed important information for snake bite victims everywhere: most victims wait too long to seek treatment, and too many try ...

The only remedy is the injection of a specific antivenom which needs to be administered very soon after the bite itself takes ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers of Australia helped the homeowners remove the brown tree snake Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

A new University of Florida study examined 20 years of venomous snake bites and found that most victims waited too long to seek treatment. The study, which looked at 546 cases at one Florida ...

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 ...

but they don’t have as much venom as a mature snake. Defensive bites vs. prey-seeking bites: A copperhead will bite to kill and eat prey or to defend itself. When striking prey to kill it ...

Just over a third of bites were sustained when ... According to Snake Snap, the Dusky variety sometimes likes to sun itself on paved roads. They can be found most places in the state except ...