This was Titanoboa– the largest snake ever discovered. It lived around 60 million years ago, at a time when Earth was much hotter and more humid than today. While mammals were just starting to ...

The East Bay Vivarium says that both heads can control the body of the snake, but one of the heads is more dominant Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While ...

The Nature Conservancy and its partners are working to reintroduce eastern indigo snakes to their natural habitats The Nature Conservancy The residents of the Sunshine State have a few more scaly ...

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.

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 ...

Antibodies from the blood of a man who is hyperimmune to various snake venoms could help scientists create an effective antivenom for wider human use. Scientists believe that studying the blood of ...

Angel/Zeke (named after two store employees) is around seven months old, a remarkable age for a snake with its rare mutation. Bicephalic (two-headed) snakes typically don't live long. The Vivarium ...

Thanks to the efforts of a "hyperimmune" man who injected himself with snake venom a staggering 856 times over nearly two decades, U.S. scientists have been able to develop an "antivenom cocktail ...