Hummel says being bitten by a copperhead felt like a deep wasp sting. His hand immediately swelled up and began to change ...

Bite victims should not drink any alcohol or caffeine following a rattlesnake strike, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, skate across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s ...

Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

Rare 95-million-year-old skull of legged snake Najash reveals how early snakes evolved, reshaping scientists’ theories on ...

That first dig was significant — the skeleton bones included rear limbs, making it the first evidence of a land-based snake ...

A healthy 4-year-old girl is brought to the local urgent care clinic for evaluation of a snakebite on her right hand that ...

With over 4,000 distinct species of snakes on the planet, it makes sense that some have adapted to overcome their limited ...

The Brazos water snake, Nerodia harteri, is endemic to a single location in the United States. It thrives in the Brazos River basin of Texas, where there is an abundance of food, camouflage, and ...

Snakes in the Lehigh Valley In Lehigh Valley, there are nine snake species that are nonvenomous and two that are venomous, according to Sara Koplish, Lehigh Valley Zoo general curator.

S ome snakes are well-known for injecting prey with venom from their fangs. What’s less well known is that they produce toxic stuff at the other end of their bodies, too. Located at the base of ...

Incredible Facts: – Haasiophis is one of the very few snake species known to possess actual limbs. – These limbs may have been evolutionary leftovers or a rare case of limb regrowth.