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

Most people, throughout their lives, see imagery of violent snakes perpetuated in the media. Anaconda, Babylon, Snakes on a Plane: what these films have in common is that snakes act as the aggressor, ...

A 15-year-old boy from Graafwater was bitten by a puff adder on 18 October 2025 and was rushed to Clanwilliam Hospital in the Western Cape for treatment.

Every year, venomous snakes kill more people worldwide than sharks, lions, and wolves combined—yet most of us barely give ...

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 ...

Gunter Glasser has been catching snakes for almost 30 years across Southern Queensland, but October has been an especially ...

Different snakes put their own spin on striking their prey. Scientists captured the powerful attacks on camera ...

California is home to 50 different species of snakes — including seven species of rattlesnakes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If that makes your skin crawl, you’re not ...