Why did it have to be snakes? Because evolution puts snakes on a plain advantage, according to a new study co-authored by a Stony Brook University researcher. According to a new study, snakes are ...

The western diamondback rattlesnake checked off a new portion of the map last November, making Denton County part of the ...

Research: Fear of reptiles may be universal, but it's not necessarily innate. Jan. 26, 2011— -- Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlers is so universal that most of us probably believe ...

Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

A black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) snake, one of the species that the team’s new antivenom seems to protect mice from. Image: Stu Porter (Shutterstock) We might be soon on the verge of having a ...

Snake fungal disease (SFD) and related reptile mycoses represent an emerging threat to both wild and captive reptile populations. These conditions are caused primarily by fungal pathogens such as ...

On a rocky hillside in Fort Collins, Colo., is a "mega den" of hundreds of rattlesnakes. They live between the rocks year-round, but in the summer, the only snakes to remain in the area are preparing ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made major headway in understanding a strange and elusive species of snake-like worm known as amphisbaenians. The worms are vertebrates, scaly and ...

NEW YORK — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had ...

Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother's farm in eastern Kenya. She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg. She screamed, and her mother came running.