The first thing Chris Gifford thought as he felt a fang sink into his skin was: I’m going to die. The second: I need to start a timer immediately. That day in 2021, Gifford was cleaning the enclosures ...

Most snakes in Massachusetts are relatively harmless. You leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone, while keeping your yard's ecosystem in balance (think fewer rodents). But, there are two ...

Gnats — those little, pesky flying insects that show up in late spring and early summer, according to the National Park Service — aren't just a warm-weather nuisance: being bitten by one could cause ...

Most snakes in Massachusetts are relatively harmless, but there are two species in the state that are venomous and their bites would pack a punch: the timber rattlesnake and the copperhead. Neither of ...