Firefighters helped prevent further damage when it broke out at the common on 14 August.

A man's risky barehanded attempt to relocate a venomous puff adder on a rural roadside captivates social media, leaving viewers shocked and amused.

The boy was rushed to the hospital for anti-venom treatment ...

An unusual catch in the Klein Brak River may have a natural explanation, but a herpetologist says the circumstances ...

The large non-venomous rat snake was removed from the property by Wildlife SOS ...

Fifi the death adder has developed a mysterious swelling around her middle, and nobody knows whether something is seriously ...

Viper venom never switched on a single pain nerve in a new lab test, so the pain after a bite comes from tissue damage instead.

For every venomous species that grabs headlines and horror-movie cameos, there are dozens of snake species quietly going about their business without a single drop of dangerous venom to their name, ...

In July, my dog, a two-year-old Giant Schnauzer, was bitten by a snake while walking in the grounds of our vet's practice, which is in the countryside.

There are only three types of snakes native to the UK - an adder, grass snake and a smooth snake - see the areas in England where you will find ...