Officials are reminding Ontarians that while human cases of rabies remain rare, the virus is almost always fatal once ...

Home remedies like cutting or sucking out venom don’t work and can make things worse. Here’s what experts recommend instead.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has raised fresh public health concerns after recording an alarming 435 dog bite cases across Zimbabwe in a single week, according ...

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

Both snakes are deadly, but which is more venomous, aggressive, or lethal to humans in a real-life encounter? Find out how they compare.

Otter overpopulation in Kottayam poses threats to residents, fish farmers, and local ecosystems, prompting calls for government intervention.

Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them ...

"I knew that bats carry rabies oftentimes, especially if they, you know, come at you unprovoked," Cash explained. "I decided to go in straight to the hospital." ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A deceased bat found in Louisville tested positive for rabies. The bat was found outside a home in ...

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind, once-yearly shot designed to protect dogs from fleas and ...