NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his ...

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While ...

Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, said he was bitten by a 'highly venomous' Jameson's mamba snake while ...

While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous snakes for a local South African audience. He was spending close to six ...

Since 2001, the 57-year-old Wisconsin man has let himself be bitten by venomous snakes on an incredible 200 occasions, inuring his immune system to the serpents' deadly toxins. Cobras ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A reptile zoo owner in Kentucky is recovering after being bitten on his hand by a Jameson’s mamba snake. Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, ...

In tests with mice, their cocktail protected the animals from 19 of the most venomous snakes in the world. This research could eventually lead to a truly universal antivenom, the scientists say.

While Texas Parks and Wildlife explains that the vast majority of Texas' snakes are non-venomous and completely harmless, about 15% are venomous. On average, 1 to 2 people in Texas die annually of ...