The black snake Dendrelaphis atra has been discovered on an island in Papua New Guinea; this species stands out for its ...

There are 21 snake species that are native to Pennsylvania, and three of them are venomous. The copperhead reaches an average ...

Only three venomous snakes live in the wild in New York: the timber rattlesnake, the Eastern massasauga and the Northern ...

Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake antivenom.

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.

Some snakes may be completely black. Per the NJDEP, nobody in New Jersey has ever died from a timber rattlesnake bite. The only reported incidents of bites were to those handling the snakes.

herpetologist Fred Kraus set out on a journey that would result in a thrilling discovery—a completely new species of arboreal snake with an enigmatic black sheen and even more elusive habit.

While Texas Parks and Wildlife explains that the vast majority of Texas' snakes are non-venomous and completely harmless ... of the back and alternating black and white rings on the tail.

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

The antibody provided mice with full protection against five snakes — the black mamba and a mix of cobras ... "And some additional species were suddenly covered, some completely and some partially," ...