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

A dog owner has urged others to be vigilant when walking their pets after her Labrador was bitten by a snake. Sam Mawer was walking three-year-old Malcolm on moorland above the North Yorkshire village ...

Snakes have adapted to nearly every continent on Earth, thriving in a range of habitats, from steaming rainforests to arid deserts. These reptiles have evolved some of the most potent venom and ...

South America’s Fer-De-Lance carries a potent hemotoxic venom. Theeastern brown snake is Australia’s deadliest due to human proximity, as it bites many people every year. The puff adder is the ...