Very few things are scarier than stumbling across a venomous snake on your hike or outdoor stroll, so here are some places ...

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

I'm sure we've all met a few toxic personalities in our time, but someone who is truly venomous isn't likely, but does that ...

Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead. Authors ...

The Atlantic Shark Institute's Baited Remote Underwater Video system recently spotted an enormous roughtail stingray off ...

The footage, captured off Rhode Island, shows the roughtail stingray – a species that can measure 7 feet across and weigh 600 ...