Western diamondback rattlesnakes are a large species of pit viper that can grow to 2.1 meters (about 7 feet) long, though ...

Coral snakes are venomous elapids known all around the world for how dangerous they can be. They are one of the only snakes ...

An Arizona homeowner's discovery of a rattlesnake exhibiting an unusual color pattern left some snake experts rather amazed.

Texas is home to nearly 30,000 species of insects, nearly a third of all in the nation. While most bugs are harmless, some ...

An odd-looking snake found in an Arizona home’s backyard has become a subject of debate on social media after closer inspection revealed it was a mutant rattlesnake. Western diamondbacks famously get ...

A new study offers the first detailed look at king cobra combat. Video evidence reveals that when these snakes joust there is no venom—just a ritualized fight for mating rights. King cobras ...

Other dangerous animals in Florida include crocodiles, black bears, sharks, and venomous snakes. While less likely to attack, otters, jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, spiders, fire ants ...

A Cape Coral man faces charges stemming from an April incident where authorities say he killed an alligator. On April 18, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

The researchers isolated antibodies from Friede's blood that reacted with neurotoxins found within the 19 snake species tested in the study, which included coral snakes, mambas, cobras ...

The most venomous snakes in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and coral snakes, though the Western diamondback, a rattler with brown, diamond-shaped markings, is the most common ...

including coral snakes, mambas, cobras, taipans, and kraits. The researchers then isolated target antibodies from the donor’s blood that reacted with neurotoxins found within the snake species ...

(CNN) – A pet store in northern California is celebrating seven months of a very rare animal – a two-headed California King snake. Zeke and Angel are two heads on the same snake. The 1 in ...