It’s that time of year when snakes begin emerging, like the eastern hognose snake, who has an incredible zombie defense ...

Mynita S. was hospitalised for weeks after a brown recluse spider bite triggered sudden, life-threatening symptoms. She lost mobility, suffered dangerously high heart rate, low oxygen and haemoglobin ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

If you enjoy boating or swimming in one of South Carolina’s lakes, you should know this: chances are there are snakes in that water. Might not be venomous but they are snakes nonetheless. South ...

Like other animals and insects, snakes shed their skin for many different reasons. This practice is beneficial to the snake as they grow older, but have you ever wondered why they have to shed in the ...

July 16 (UPI) --Animal rescuers were summoned to a fish and chip shop in London to wrangle a loose "python" that turned out to be an escaped pet corn snake. The RSPCA said personnel responded to the ...

12.COM. MANY OF US WILL BE SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, FROM WATCHING FIREWORKS TO FIRING UP THE GRILL. AND AMID THE CELEBRATION, YOU MIGHT CROSS PATHS WITH ONE OF THE TRIAD’S DOZENS ...

Snakes shed their skin several times per year. Shedding is a good indicator that snakes are getting enough nutrition, that their environments have proper humidity levels, and that they are overall ...

As summer nears, venomous copperheads in South Carolina will be out in full force, but more less-dangerous lookalikes will be too. Do you know their differences? Having such knowledge could help you ...