Venomous snakes strike way over their weight in regard to reputation. They can pack a punch, but the odds of encountering one in Ohio is very low. Three venomous serpent species occur here. The ...

If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor from ...

Some of the creatures discovered this year were sought by researchers ─ on missions to make historical finds in the depths of the ocean or deep in a cave ─ while others were an unexpected surprise. A ...

This time of year, it is not uncommon for hikers to encounter three of our most common and charismatic local snakes – the garter snake, the gopher snake and, of course, the northern pacific ...

A small snake which swallowed something very unusual. And it took surgery to get it out and save the slithering creature's life. "I've had other surgeries where I had to take something that shouldn't ...

A rare two-headed copperhead snake found at a residence in northern Virginia has died, said a state herpetologist. There was no apparent cause of death, said J.D. Kleopfer, a reptiles and amphibians ...

HOUSTON – A Beaumont resident can say what many can't -- he was bitten by a venomous cobra and lived. This man said if it wasn't for one doctor's help, he'd probably be dead. Salvador Cavazos knows ...