SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

The Barbados threadsnake – the world's smallest snake – has been rediscovered after nearly two decades. This elusive, blind ...

Few creatures evoke primal fear like venomous snakes—silent hunters armed with biological weapons so potent they can kill a human in minutes. Yet beyond their terrifying reputation lies a world of ...

Snake envenomation statistics vary from region to region worldwide. In countries with limited or no access to antivenom, the risk of death from a venomous bite is significantly higher. Even in ...

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them apart from common watersnakes.

It wasn't on Cape Cod, but the copperhead snake bit two dogs in Massachusetts outside its usual habitat. Here's how to identify it.

A woman in Oconee County, South Carolina, was taking out her dog when she was bit by a copperhead snake - and it was all caught on camera.

How to stay safe from snakes (including the venomous copperhead), alligators, ticks & beach hazards in North Carolina this summer.

Have you ever wondered what a group of snakes is called? Jump in to learn the collective nouns for a group of snakes.