But even though they have a deadly reputation, sea snake bites are infrequent. Sea snakes are valuable members of the ocean ecosystem, but their venom is still one of nature's strongest weapons.

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

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 ...

The museum stated that "the greatest number of sea snake bites to humans are reported from the Philippines and southeastern Asia where snakes are accidentally caught in fishing nets." They're ...

With bites often occurring in remote places, such as out at sea or in small fishing villages, it’s clear why records of sea snake bites are incomplete. While sea snake bites are certainly far less ...

“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 ...

Its bite is usually fatal unless a victim receives ... The world’s most wide-ranging sea snake has a highly toxic venom that is delivered in small doses through short fangs.

In fact, no deaths from coral snake bites have been reported in the U.S. since an antivenin was released in 1967. Eastern coral snakes are relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. They live ...

Floridians share their home with a variety of scaly neighbors who don’t always welcome visitors — accidental or not.

“For the first part of this year, we have already had 10 snake bites, but certainly they’re going to increase over the next few months. We had 580 bites recorded last year, which ties a record ...