Python hunters have nothing to be afraid of when it comes to venom and pythons. They are not venomous. But they have very ...

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 hospital, ...

Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Poison Center are advising as temperatures warm, venomous snakes in Georgia are becoming more active, increasing the risk of snake ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was earlier this month (Jan. 2) when Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida ...