Viral WhatsApp claims that chewing cashew tree bark treats venomous snake bites are misleading. Experts confirm only antivenom is effective for black mamba bites.

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else, especially if you find ...

Python hunters have nothing to be afraid of when it comes to venom and pythons. They are not venomous. But they have very ...

A family in Uloma ‘B’ village, Asango East sub-location in Ugunja, Siaya County, narrowly escaped death Wednesday night when a python slithered into their compound.

Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney has shown that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack, opening up ...

It is estimated that hippos kill roughly 500 people each year. Hippos will kill other animals, like crocodiles, that enter their territory, especially when protecting babies. Hippos and whales ...

The Larimer County Coroner’s Office has identified 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch of Fort Collins as the victim of last week’s fatal mountain lion attack northeast of Estes Park. An autopsy ...

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

Human DNA was found on the paws of one of the lions that was killed after authorities searched for the animals involved in the New Year’s Day death of a Fort Collins woman near Estes Park. Colorado ...

A boy narrowly survived a horror python attack outside his home in Indonesia. Mohammad Iqbal, 11, was fishing with friends when the 20ft beast emerged from the swamp next his family's house in Nagan ...

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year’s Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.