The Kerala government is taking bold steps to eradicate snakebite fatalities with the Snakebite Fatality-Free Kerala Project. Aiming for complete eradication within five years, the project strives to ...

National Saint John Ambulance paramedic and PNG Snakebite Partnership project lead, Kate Datson, said that in Central Province, Taipans are the most common venomous snakes, posing a serious threat to ...

A young North Burnett tradie has chastised himself for not being prepared for his second potentially deadly snakebite medical emergency in four years. Braydon Brighton said he was all for programs ...

Infected bug bites may require a course of antibiotics. Seek urgent medical treatment if you develop red skin streaks, the bite area spreads, your pain worsens, or you develop symptoms of sepsis ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

Most spider bites cause local pain, redness and swelling. It's much like a bee sting reaction. A few spiders (such as the Black Widow) can cause a more severe reaction. Helpful if spider seen on the ...

An employee at a Market Basket store in New Hampshire got quite the surprise when he was unloading a shipment of bananas over the weekend. New Hampshire Fish and Game said the worker at Market ...

“If you see a snake, leave it alone,” Mr O’Donnell said. “We assume every snake bite is a venomous bite.” Snake bites aren’t always visible and can’t always be felt right awa ...

In July of 2011, a man named Wade Westbrook was bitten by a copperhead in East Ridge, not far outside of Chattanooga. Tragically, his snake bite made headlines when the bite proved to be fatal.

"We both hugged with beautiful smiles. Then Yusif said 'Mummy, see my hand.'" The aftermath of the snakebite was harrowing for Yusif, with his arm bruising and blistering up to his elbow ...

The recent death of a Christian minister from West Virginia who believed that the Bible instructs the faithful to handle snakes and drink poison has put into question a doctrine many believe is ...