GORDON -- Ken Darnell spends his days wrestling with rattlesnakes, extracting venom from them to sell to medical companies which use it to make life-saving drugs and conduct research. Soon he may also ...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Every five minutes, 50 people are ...

Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented for the first time in Denton County after being found in a suburban garage.

Each year, 7,000 to 8,000 people in the United States are bitten by venomous snakes. While some of the bites are painful and may cause non-life-threatening symptoms, there are others that those bitten ...

WHIGHAM — The Whigham Community Club wants the public to know the health and educational benefits of their annual Rattlesnake Roundup on Jan. 26. Ken Darnell, who operates a venom production ...

Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and one will die. In the time-critical situation following a bite, identifying the snake venom making ...