Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

How fast is a venomous snake really when it strikes? A study provides the most accurate high-speed footage to date of 36 ...

For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have roamed the Earth, becoming exceptional predators due to their powerful biting strategies. These ancient creatures wield a unique arsenal of ...

When hunting rodents, snakes may have as little as 60 milliseconds to get their fangs into their prey. Despite working in one of the world’s snake hotspots, study co-authors Alistair Evans and Silke ...

A coroner in Australia has ruled that a boy who died in 2021 would have likely survived if the snake bite he received had been medically treated. Instead, the boy’s father thought the 11-year-old had ...

An 11-year-old boy bitten by a snake in Australia died after suffering "extensive internal bleeding due to brown snake envenomation," according to reporting by USA TODAY. His father did not seek ...

A 7-year-old boy was left nursing a head wound after an encounter with a seemingly harmless snake took a violent turn. Usually when videos appear on the salty_craft_family Instagram page, they are ...

Survivor Season 49 aired episode 3 on October 8, 2025, featuring a terrifying incident that ended one contestant’s time on the show. Jake Latimer got bitten in the right foot by a venomous sea krait ...

One "Survivor" Season 49 contestant was bitten by a venomous snake on Wednesday's episode and was evacuated from the game before another competitor was voted out during a three-person tribal council.

The bite of a black widow spider can initially feel like a sharp stabbing pain, or it can be deceptively subtle, barely registering notice. But as the spider's potent neurotoxin courses through the ...

Scientists found that several mamba species launch a dual assault on the nervous system, turning early paralysis into sudden post-treatment spasms. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers uncovered a “second ...