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

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

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

Speaking to the BBC, co-author of the study Alistair Evans detailed how a gel was warmed to simulate prey and "entice" the snake to bite. Using slow-motion footage, researchers found vipers were the ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

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 ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

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

A North Carolina family said their 4-year-old was bitten by a venomous snake on the playground of a day care, but staff failed to call emergency services and reached out to a guardian instead. The boy ...

Snake expert Nick Evans warned South Africans about the small but dangerous Stiletto Snake, urging people and pet owners to ...

A young Australian boy bit by a snake died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in ...