Unusual car odor leads man to a startling find in Knoxville: a large python coiled in his SUV's engine. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — ...

Many animals are on display at the West End Fair, but a celebrity rat is the one that draws attention. Mary and Dale Ott of Lehighton run the Oscar the Rat game on the midway of the fairgrounds. The ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

There are no venomous snakes that call Rhode Island home, but the bad news for people with ophidiophobia is there are snakes in Rhode Island that can grow to 8 feet long. There are 12 snakes native to ...

Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar led the Vols to a 45-28 victory over Syracuse in his debut, throwing for 247 yards and three touchdowns. The Vols overcame offseason adversity, including the ...

A man is dead after attempting to pick up a rattlesnake while hiking on a trail in south-central Tennessee resulted in a lethal bite. The man was rushed to a hospital, where he later likely died from ...

WASHINGTON — A hiker at a Tennessee state park has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake, according to park officials. The man, who was not identified publicly, was hiking at the Savage Gulf ...

A hiker in a Tennessee state park died after picking up a rattlesnake that bit him in what was a rare fatality arising from a snake bite, the authorities said Friday. The hiker, a man who was not ...

Deaths from venomous snakes are increasingly rare. The adventurer, whose identity has not been made public, was bitten around 12:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 8 while hiking in Savage Gulf State Park in ...

A hiker died after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee. The hiker reportedly picked up the snake, which was likely a timber rattlesnake. The hiker died after being ...