A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes ...

Many American backyards are home to a variety of snake species, from harmless garden dwellers to occasional venomous visitors ...

Florida's 1.3 million alligators enjoy a varied, opportunistic diet, including snakes. Do gators eat invasive Burmese pythons ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by hundreds of snakes. And now, scientists are studying his blood to create a universal antivenom.

The African wild dog is one of Africa's most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human ...

Burmese pythons are nonvenomous, but they're one of the most destructive invasive species in Florida. Can you shoot them?

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

It was after their tiny plane crashed into the Bolivian jungle earlier this week that their problems really began ...

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If you see a large, intimidating gray and yellow lizard, it’s probably a Nile monitor. They eat anything from bugs to iguanas ...

Thanks to the dedicated actions of several conservation groups, the eastern indigo snake is making a comeback in Florida!