Encountering a snake in the wild can be startling, but knowing how to quickly identify a venomous one could be lifesaving.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The copperhead has bitten more people in the United States than any other venomous snake, according to the guide. However fewer snakebite deaths are ...

Snake Catcher Dan had to use patience, a flashlight, and a hook to relocate the red-bellied black snake. Could you be sharing your sofa with a dangerous snake? A family in Australia found out the ...

Hudson Snake Catching in Gold Coast, Australia, was tasked with removing the eastern brown snake hatchling Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Louisiana's venomous snakes include three different species of rattlesnake, two species of coral snake, one copperhead species and one water moccasin species. Additionally, some venomous snakes ...

Talk about a bananas story. A two-foot-long venomous snake was found at a New Hampshire grocery store in a banana shipment over the weekend, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game department.

Market Basket really does have it all. A live venomous snake turned up in a shipment of bananas last weekend at the beloved grocery chain’s Manchester, New Hampshire location, having likely ...

A new University of Florida study examined 20 years of venomous snake bites and found that most victims waited too long to seek treatment. The study, which looked at 546 cases at one Florida ...