The rest are registered in Co Down, and along with three ring-tailed lemurs there are 31 venomous snakes. Among the snakes ...

Many people have an innate fear of snakes. This fear is an evolutionary one that kept people from being harmed long ago. However, today, these creatures get a bad rap even from those who have never ...

Hennessy said his reptile zoo is the only place in Ireland that holds anti-venom, and only for the species they have.

James Hennessey of the National Reptile Zoo in Kilkenny told of instances where dangerous snakes were being kept in a home ...

California is home to 50 different species of snakes — including seven species of rattlesnakes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If that makes your skin crawl, you’re not ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

From venomous sprays to lethal toxins , these animals can seriously injure—or even kill – without ever laying a claw, tooth ...

The southern black racer is one of Georgia’s 40 non-venomous snakes that are protected by law from being hunted or killed. Richard Stovall Unsplash Georgia ranks eighth among states with the most ...