Illinois is home to 40 species of snakes, four of which are venomous. A venomous snake bite is usually not fatal to humans, ...

Cottonmouth snakes are venomous reptiles found in the southeastern US. They are known for their white mouth lining.

The following is a summary of recent incident reports made to the Argyle Police Department as compiled by the staff of The ...

City Council will ban owning livestock and wildlife after an inland taipan bit a man. A new law will prohibit dangerous ...

How does the Cobra compare to the Cottonmouth? One is the largest venomous snake on the planet – both deliver deadly toxins.

The Tasmanian devil has one of the most distinct — and terrifying — sounds of any creature. Learn why it's so fierce and then ...

Most people who live or have spent time in the southeastern United States have encountered a cottonmouth snake. These highly venomous snakes are semi-aquatic, and tend to hunt around lakes, swamps and ...

This medication is an antitoxin, prescribed for the treatment of envenomation caused by bites of crotalids (pit vipers)including rattlesnakes, copperhead and cottonmouth moccasins, and others.

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

The invasive snake has eaten everything in its path ... The National Park just posted pictures, and revealed that the Florida cottonmouth, also known as a Water Moccasin, was seen at Shark ...

Of the 134 snakes killed in the recent Lake Providence killing contest, only 22 were venomous (northern cottonmouths), while 88 were nonvenomous diamond-backed watersnakes, ratsnakes and kingsnakes.

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