A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them—instead, it covers ...

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.

Anyone in VDACS’ RIFA quarantine zone, which extends from Southside Virginia all the way up to Chesterfield County now, ...

Deadly bees and wasp-like relatives, armed with potent stings and aggressive behaviors, pose significant threats worldwide. From the Africanized honey ...

The Komodo dragon, a venomous giant lizard native to Indonesian islands, faces endangerment with fewer than 6,000 remaining.

Copperhead snakes are slithering through Georgia just in time for the summer. Where do they hide? How to keep them out? What ...

BEACHGOERS are being urged not to pick up a certain type of shell as its venom can cause instant paralysis – or even death. Cone snails’ shells are narrow at the base and wide at the opposite end ...

Copperhead snakes are slithering through Georgia just in time for the summer. Where do they hide? How to keep them out? What ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

A new cocktail described in the journal Cell fully protected mice against a lethal dose of venom from 13 deadly snake species ...

The copperhead is the most common venomous snake in South Carolina. The other five types of venomous snakes in the state ...

Connecticut’s warming climate is allowing invasive insects that previously couldn’t survive the state’s harsh winters to now ...