Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly species of snake with fewer side effects and easier storage. If made ...

Put down your phone and help your dog when it comes face to face with a snake, says Durban veterinarian Dr Carla Goede.

But for Tim Friede, a self-taught venom expert from Wisconsin, the answer came after two decades of deliberate, repeated exposure to some of the deadliest snakes in the world. Years of extreme ...

Q: I planted foxgloves because I love their spikes of colorful, speckled, bell-shaped flowers. My cat Stormy is walking ...

Gunter Glasser has been catching snakes for almost 30 years across Southern Queensland, but October has been an especially ...

Durban-based vet warns owners to intervene rather than film when their pets, particularly dogs, are under snake threat ...