The woman was flown off the island to receive medical care, according to the Turks and Caicos government. A tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos ...

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

You can read all about that, and lupus symptoms, here. Spider mites are rashes due to a problem within the skin arterioles (small arteries that supply blood to the skin). These open and close to ...

(WAFF) - It’s almost Groundhog Day and the yearly north Alabama tradition with an opossum kicked off on Friday in Boaz. Sand Mountain Sam is an opossum that predicts the weather around Feb. 2 every ...

Ticks are so small that it's easy to miss when they bite. But they're worth making a big deal over, experts say, because ticks can spread serious diseases. Knowing what to look for can help you ...

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

Not surprisingly, when it comes to what animal has the strongest bite force, nature’s strongest jaws often belong to apex predators who sit comfortably atop the food chain. But collecting hard ...

Each year, thousands of Americans experience spider bites, yet only a small fraction require medical intervention. Understanding which encounters demand immediate attention and which can be ...

For people with a mosquito bite allergy, also known as "skeeter syndrome," symptoms are more severe than the itchy red bump of a mosquito bite. They can include a rash, large areas of excessive ...