Pimpri-Chinchwad: A large number of Russell's vipers (ghonas), a venomous and dangerous reptile snake, are being encountered almost daily by citizens in Pune District's rural areas. Most of this has ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

A man in Indonesia was dramatically rescued after being dragged into a river by a 6-meter-long python that wrapped around his ...

An Oconee County resident was bitten by a copperhead snake, initially experiencing a "dry bite" but later requiring antivenom treatment. After a snake bite, stay calm, immobilize the affected area, ...

New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or ...

When hiking through forests, grasslands, or rocky slopes, most snakes would rather avoid people entirely. They are not ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...