Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Usually one of the first things people think about when they encounter a snake is running away from it. Not far behind would be what would happen if the snake bit them and how venomous is the bite?

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (KFSN) -- A 4-year-old girl was bitten by a 17-foot python this week while at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo, Schaumburg police said Saturday. Schaumburg police said ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Paramedics have rushed a teenage boy to hospital after he was bitten by a snake in Airlie Beach, as snake season incidents ...