There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above. Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in ...

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (WTVD) -- They don't call them man's best friend for nothing. A dog put everything on the line to protect its owners from a venomous brown snake in South Australia. Cardy, a 9-year-old ...

WEBSTER, FL -- A Florida family is mourning the loss of their heroic puppy who gave his life to save his human brothers. Gina Richardson told CNN that two of her kids were playing in the backyard when ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Snake Catcher Dan helped remove the red-bellied black snake from the Australia Home A family in Sippy Downs, Australia, found a red-bellied black snake in their delivery pizza box The venomous snake ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a ...

The Bean Museum hosted a Halloween-themed Family Home Evening on Oct. 27. The event included a spooky animals show, creature ...

Professional snake catchers called the trespassing reptile 'healthy and rather large' Getty (2) A homeowner found a venomous snake napping inside the tunnel of their model train set Professional snake ...

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 ...