United States Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a routine inspection on Wednesday seized a cobra and other ...

The coral snake - which belongs to a class of potentially-deadly snakes - bit the security guard on the toe while working at ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and The Georgia Poison Center are advising as temperatures warm, venomous snakes in Georgia are becoming more active, increasing the risk of snake bites.

Rattlesnake season is coming, and the best way to avoid  bites is to avoid the reptiles altogether, the Fresno Chaffee Zoo ...

Snakes do it, too. And 38 snake species in North ... and raise it to heart level. Call North Carolina Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Juvenile copperhead. Note the yellow-tipped tail.

Almost all snakes that produce toxins are venomous rather than poisonous. To get into a victim’s bloodstream, venom enters through a wound, such as a bite or sting. Poison doesn’t – it can be absorbed ...

The desirability of obtaining an antidote to snake poison is thus evident, and many attempts have been already made to discover one. Another has been added to the already numerous investigations ...

Snakes and snake shapes often show up in decorative arts. They are among the oldest, most common symbols in history, standing for concepts like wisdom, healing and renewal.