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The invsaive Asian needle ant is spreading across the U.S., putting more people at risk of anaphylaxis, since the insect ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

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

Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous ...

Snakes are ending hibernation to mate and bask under the summer sun. Michigan has one venomous snake. Here's how to identify it.

A cocktail of 3 agents provides broad protection against 13 deadly snakes, but a ‘universal antivenom’ isn’t on the horizon ...

It was after their tiny plane crashed into the Bolivian jungle earlier this week that their problems really began ...

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Two of New Jersey's 22 snakes are venomous, and they might not be the ones you think they are. Here's what to know about each, and their bites.

Species like the Chrysopelea flatten their bodies and glide through the air between trees in Southeast Asia. Thanks to an ...