In an average year, up to 8,000 Americans get bitten by a venomous snake, but only about five die. And none of those fatalities are from water moccasin bites, which happen about 250 times a year.

BY PAUL ECCLES, ANDJELA MILIVOJEVIC AND RACHEL SCHRAER ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHAFA’ATU SULEIMAN AND LAURA MARGOTTINI He ...

Most snakes will only attack you if you get in their way, but snakes can bite you and their venom can be deadly. We spoke with Frank T. Burbrink, Associate Curator in the Department of Herpetology ...

Many villages were surrounded by flood water. To tackle water-borne diseases and other health related issues including snake bites during this situation, public health director Nilakantha Mishra ...

Wet weather across the north of the country has prompted warnings for people to be on the lookout for snakes. The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) says officers treated six bites during a 12 ...

a charity that raises funds to treat snake bite victims. “And when I say horrific, I will send you pictures that make your eyes water.” Some snakes, like the one that bit Kamidikolo ...