The Ox-breed Viper, one of the world's largest vipers, is endangered due to habitat loss, illegal harvesting for collecting, ...

The invsaive Asian needle ant is spreading across the U.S., putting more people at risk of anaphylaxis, since the insect ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Experts have long called for better ways to treat snakebites, which kill some 200 people a day, mainly in the developing ...

A cute and crawly kingsnake with two heads is chowing on mice and chilling with its keepers at the East Bay Vivarium in ...

While it's not every day people see a rattlesnake in Oregon, the venomous reptile is common in certain parts of the state.

Scientists have developed the most broadly protective antivenom yet, using antibodies from a donor who built immunity through ...

A revolutionary new antidote neutralizes the venom of 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes, including the mamba, king cobra, ...

Scientists developed a groundbreaking antivenom cocktail using antibodies from a hyperimmune human donor and a small-molecule ...

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes ...