Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Featuring the world's deadliest land snake, the Taipan, and a baby ...

Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, overwhelming fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or snakes (ophidiophobia), and ...

Self-taught venom expert Tim Friede has voluntarily injected himself with snake venom 856 times across 18 years. Now, in spite of the odds, Friede's extremely dangerous hobby has led scientists to ...

FLORENCE — Which exotic animals would you feel comfortable living next door to? That’s the question Florence City Council is wrestling with after the world’s most venomous snake, an inland taipan ...

FLORENCE — After months of deliberation, Florence is banning residents from owning and keeping "wild animals and venomous snakes" within city limits. Florence City Council unanimously passed an ...

Snakes are often judged for their fangs and venom, yet these slithering reptiles are remarkable symbols of adaptability, grace, and biological diversity. Across history, snakes have held a powerful ...

A University of Queensland study suggests the antivenom given to people bitten by Eastern Brown Snakes may not be as effective as it could be, prompting a review of hospital cases. Professor Bryan Fry ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has ...