The public antivenom programme saving lives in a place where, the joke goes, everything wants to kill you.

May 15 through June 15 is peak rattlesnake season in the California desert and hikers and wanderers are urged to keep watch.

A warning has been issued after a man was bitten on a beach. Julie Davis and Mick Lancaster, from Bebington, had been ...

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

Arizona’s most iconic resident might be the rattlesnake. Here's what months they're active and what to do if you're bitten or one gets in your house.

Snakes coil to rest, hunt, or defend. But how long can they stay that way? From cobras to pythons, these silent predators can remain coiled for hours or even days ...