My brother Robert and I got into plenty of fights growing up, as is the nature of siblings. Robert’s sudden death by drowning in 1999 put an end to our ...

Over the din of rattlesnakes, Woody Hansen coaxes a curious onlooker to approach a coiled copperhead in a glass display.

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The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous ...

He started by injecting himself with small doses of snake venom and then slowly increased the amount to try to build up ...

Brian Barczyk Why I Don’t Enjoy Feeding My Snakes Posted: April 24, 2025 | Last updated: April 24, 2025 Feeding snakes is a necessary part of their care, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy—or ...

Spiky plants like hollies, cacti, yuccas, and agaves may deter a snake from hanging around your yard. Learn seven ways you can help prevent snakes from invading your yard.

My 11-year-old son has always struggled to make friends, but since starting middle school, he’s finally found a close friendship with a classmate—a girl who, like him, is pretty shy and shares ...