According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), snakes are most active from April to October, but ...

Romulus Whitaker was four years old and living in New York with his mother's family when neighbourhood kids killed a snake, terming it ‘poisonous'. Fascinated but afraid, Rom brought the dead snake to ...

The maritime garter snake lives in North America ... Speckled racer snakes are typically very nervous and will readily bite if they are restrained. ©Jakob Pammer/Shutterstock.com The speckled racer ...

They can bite, and their toxins do not cause serious health problems ... multiple types of garter snakes inhabit the region. The eastern garter snake is the most common garter snake in the states ...

Many bites are the result of intentional interaction with snakes, and the study suggests many bites could be prevented.

Georgia is home to several venomous snakes, including the Copperhead, Cottonmouth, Eastern Diamondback, Rattlesnake, and ...

“In this case, people were seeking them out.” The study also revealed important information for snake bite victims everywhere: most victims wait too long to seek treatment, and too many try ...

A new University of Florida study examined 20 years of venomous snake bites and found that most victims waited too long to seek treatment. The study, which looked at 546 cases at one Florida ...

Toby Hibbitts, Ph.D., instructional assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture said the best way to avoid ...