It is renowned for its high snake population, especially the iconic king cobra. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station studies these snakes, highlighting their ecological importance in controlling ...

Getty A family has been left shaken up after spotting a snake stuck in a sewage pipe underneath a toilet in their home in Australia. In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, April 29 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

The researchers showed “super antibodies” from the man’s blood prevented toxic damage from neurotoxins found in the venoms of 19 different snake species. Scientists in the United States have ...

Centivax's antivenom completely protected mice from a dozen different snakes, including the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), seen above. © Kurit afshen via ...

The outage was restored around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.Jeff Brooks with Duke Energy said a black snake came into contact with power lines at a substation near Ashe Street that serves east Durham ...

US-based and self-described snake expert Tim Friede first started collecting deadly snake species in 2000, and then began self-administering their venom in diluted and escalating doses in hopes to ...

Antibodies from the blood of a man who is hyperimmune to various snake venoms could help scientists create an effective antivenom for wider human use. Scientists believe that studying the blood of ...

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While ...

Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous snakes for a local South African audience. He was spending close to six ...

A self-proclaimed snake and venom expert has endured hundreds of snake bites so you don’t have to. Californian herpetologist Tim Friede has spent the last two decades deliberately injecting ...