A tourist has been killed by a snake bite in Australia, dying days after being bitten by the venomous reptile. The 25-year-old French backpacker was bitten by the snake, possibly a brown snake, while harvesting grain in the town of Nullawil in Australia, around 200 miles northwest of Melbourne. The unfortunate traveler was airlifted to […]
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Shock as Louisiana Man Finds Deadly Snake Curled Inside His Shoe
How often do you check your shoes for snakes before you put them on? The answer is probably not often enough. Jeffrey Tucker, from Baton Rouge in Louisiana, can attest to this first hand, after almost stepping on a venomous cottonmouth curled up in his crocs on May 11. “My shoes were on the back […]
How to Deal with Venomous Snake Encounters
For many people, a close encounter with a snake, venomous or not, is amongst the most terrifying experiences imaginable. It’s no matter that only 20% of snake species—one in five—are venomous. Of those, only about a 1/3 of the venomous snake species have the potency to cause serious injury or fatality to a human. That […]
Giant 10ft Snake Crashes Through Ceiling As Family Watches TV
A family in Malaysia received a nasty surprise when a 10-foot reticulated python crashed through the ceiling of their home while they were watching TV. The incident took place at Kampung Pasir Lutong in the Miri Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Miri District Operations Control Center was called to the scene by the mother of […]
Woman Rescues Sweet Bull Snake From Under Family’s Porch
When a family found a snake under their deck, they called @cataleah to come to help rescue the animal. When she got there, she discovered that it was just a bull snake which is a harmless species. She picked up the snake and said that it seemed calm. She snake moved around in the woman’s […]
Can An Ear Infection Cause A Seizure? The Truth
Taking care of a dog requires a lot of work. You need to be committed and dedicated to giving it the best life it deserves. Keeping check of its health status is vital when taking care of it. Seizures are not something you might often hear about happening on dogs, but it is possible to […]
Man Fights For His Life After Kissing a Cobra and Getting Bitten
A man is fighting for his life after he tried to kiss a cobra and was bitten in the face. A video posted on Twitter by AH Siddiqui shows the man trying to kiss the cobra. The man had apparently just rescued the snake, and as he tried to kiss the snake, it jumped and […]
How to Identify the Most Common Venomous Snakes in the United States
In the United States, the vast majority of snake species are non-venomous. There are only 22 species (37 subspecies) of venomous snakes in the USA. Most of these venomous snakes are pit vipers, which include rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and copperheads. Only the coral snake, amongst venomous snakes in the US, is not a pit viper. It […]