Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Govinda Kumar grabbed the snake when he was playing at home in the village of Bankatwa, India - Times of India A toddler in India ...

You may not know this yet, but king cobras are the longest venomous snake in the world. Not only can this snake reach nearly 20 feet in length, but the king cobra has enough venom in it to kill at ...

On average, snakes bite 1.8 million people worldwide each year, and 138,000 of those are fatal. Researchers have now found a new treatment for at least cobra bites — a common blood thinner called ...

Scientists working at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have discovered that the commonly used blood thinner, heparin, can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for ...

AUSTIN, TX -- The death of a teenager found in a North Austin parking lot with multiple cobra bites has been ruled a suicide. An autopsy report says that 18-year-old Grant Thompson had "multiple ...

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom. Spitting cobra venom is incredibly potent and ...

A promising 26-year-old Nigerian singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, tragically died after a snake bite in her Abuja apartment. Known for her unique vocal style and as a rising star, her future was cut short ...

For 185 years, science has assumed there was only one species of king cobra. Herpetologist Gowri Shankar shares his near-death experience that led... How one man survived a deadly king cobra bite and ...

Among the most venomous animals in the world, it is not surprising that snakes snatch the top spots. Depending on the species ...