Adult brown (or dekay) snake. At full grown, they are about a foot long. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. On social media sites, seemingly every snake in every photo is identified as a venomous copperhead.

University of Queensland research finds eastern brown snake venom can vary depending on the location of the population. Antivenom remains the most useful tool to fight snake toxins but could be ...

In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or hiding near your shed. But knowing whether that snake is venomous or ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

A South Carolina school teacher is currently fighting for his life at the hospital after being bitten by a venomous snake last week. The Florence resident, identified by WBTW as Jeffrey Leibowitz, ...

With stunning mountain ranges, flat coastal plains, and the rolling fields of the Piedmont plateau region, North Carolina has ...

A family in Australia received an unwelcome home visitor last week: an eastern brown snake, one of the most dangerous serpents in the world. The highly venomous snake was found curled up in the ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

In late October, For The Win ran a story about angler Adam Young, who was fishing in Florida when he caught a largemouth bass on—of all things—hotdogs and bread. The fish only measured 16 inches, but ...