What started as a regular walk for Piper the dog and her owners in Durham quickly turned into a scary and potentially expensive ordeal. "She was sniffing at the edge of the trail and then jumped back, ...

In 2018, a Corpus Christi man beheaded a rattlesnake that was prowling around his yard. As the man bent down to dispose of the snake, the snake’s head bit him and sent venom into his bloodstream.

A North Carolina family said their 4-year-old was bitten by a venomous snake on the playground of a day care, but staff failed to call emergency services and reached out to a guardian instead. The boy ...

Copperhead snake bites are rarely fatal to humans, but that doesn’t mean people who have experienced an encounter with the venomous reptile should skip medical attention. This time of year is when ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been morbidly curious about what it would look ...

The child was bitten by a copperhead snake while playing near a sandbox in North Carolina Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, ...

An 11-year-old boy who was bitten by a snake in Australia died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in the death case. Tristian Jaemes Frahm suffered ...

Snake bite season is underway in South Florida, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue warning that the hotter months from April through October bring a surge in snake activity and an increase in emergency calls ...

After being bitten by a highly venomous snake, Jeff Latimer truly thought he was "dying" -- revealing whether he thought he'd be allowed back in the game, if he holds anything against those who ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Copperhead snake bites are rarely fatal to humans, but that doesn’t mean people who have experienced an encounter with the venomous ...