Georgia is home to six venomous snake species, each posing a unique threat to residents and visitors. Here is everything you ...

A midday home break-in took a bizarre turn when the intruder repeatedly stabbed the homeowner’s pet python, according to investigators in northern Virginia.

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

Florence City Council passed second and final reading of an ordinance banning ownership of several exotic animals, including ...

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From the Food & Wine archives, Kingsley Amis delves into the history of gin and how moral panic (and a bit of poison) almost killed it. In August 1981, the legendary author Kingsley Amis wrote an ...

Highly poisonous and deadly spiders are in high demand in Australia right now. One of the zoos is in fact asking people to catch the spiders and donate them. These spiders won't make for an attraction ...

Of these, 516 were victims of fatal bites from venomous snakes outside the forest. The rest of the deaths were due to attacks from elephants, wild boars, tigers and gaurs. Another 10-year data from ...

You see evolution at play." Brown explained that the snakes were five times more venomous than the ones found on mainland, and that they are among the top 10 most poisonous snakes in the world.

Over the decades the practice spread across the Appalachian region – to Georgia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama – free from outside interference. It wasn’t until 1938 that the first ...

PRESERVED specimen of C. yamaguchii. Box jellyfishes, known for their distinctive box-like appearance and their potent venom, can cause severe stings and fatalities. Many coastal communities in ...