FREER, Texas — A rattlesnake handler is dead after he was bitten during a snake showcase festival in Texas. Eugene De Leon Sr was bitten on the shoulder, while he was handling snakes in front of a ...

A healthy respect for snakes is good — after all, an estimated 5.4 million people globally are bitten by snakes each year! These most often occur in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, but Americans can ...

The Signs Followers of America are drawn to handle venomous snakes because the Bible tells them so. One of those men, Kentucky pastor Jamie Coots, died on Saturday after refusing treatment for a ...

Mississippi is home to more than 50 kinds of snake, but only a handful are dangerous. From cottonmouths to rattlesnakes, they can be found across the state. But certain ones only live in specific ...

Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com. Every day from June 23 through June 29, Ultimate Arizona reporter Tiffany Acosta will bring you a new story about Arizona's favorite slithering reptiles.

Chhattisgarh's "Snake Girl" Ajita Pandey daringly saves a cobra from a factory hideout in a viral video, urging public caution as winter drives reptiles indoors while reinforcing her record-breaking ...

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, most snake species are non-venomous; over 70% of the 3,700+ known snake species fall ...