The copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a widespread venomous snake native to the eastern and central United States, best ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

A heart-pounding wildlife rescue operation takes a dangerous turn when a large venomous snake delivers a defensive strike ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

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NIXA, MO -- A Missouri man died in his sleep just hours after he was bitten by a snake and refused to seek medical attention. Snake bites are pretty rare, and it's even more rare to have a fatality.

A contestant was bitten by a venomous snake on the beach in Fiji, prompting medical personnel to pull him from the game ...

Snakebites are a silent global health crisis, claiming an estimated 138,000 fatalities annually, of which 58,000 fatalities, ...

When a venomous snake bit a contestant on this season of "Survivor," fans held their breath while the show's medical team ...

Jamie Coots, from Kentucky in the US, was a snake-handling pastor who believed that the serpents wouldn't hurt him ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Jamie Coots, 42, was a pastor in Kentucky and starred in National Geographic's "Snake Salvation" ...