What would you do if you were bitten by an unknown snake in the middle of nowhere with no phone reception? While most of us know we should seek medical attention immediately if bitten by a snake, what ...

A Paarl resident's attempt to nap turns into a nightmare when she discovers a Cape cobra under her duvet, prompting a ...

If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in ...

A 10-foot king cobra, the world’s deadliest snake, was rescued for the first time in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. The rare sighting caused panic among villagers who alerted the Forest ...

Snakes are unique creatures with intriguing features that constantly remind us of the many differences between them and humans. They slither on their bellies, smell using their tongues and the ...

The small mottled brown snake coiled up in a box doesn’t look especially scary, compared with some of the bigger specimens that are eyeing me through their glass enclosures. But such saw-scaled ...

For most people, a rat is at best an unwelcome guest, and at worst, the target of immediate extermination. But in a field clinic in Tanzania, rats are colleagues—heroes even. Far from a trash ...