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In Kenya, snakebites kill at least 4,000 people each year leaving thousands with life-threatening paralysis. According to the ...

What is the safest snake to have as a pet? Will a pet snake bite you? Here are the pros and cons of having a snake for a pet.

Dear reader, it was not a log: it was a 20-foot Australian Scrub python ( Simalia kinghorni), one of the largest species in ...

Thanks to its humidity, the Cotton State is home to plenty of snakes. Discover the most dangerous snakes in Alabama.