Rattlesnake bites affect 150,000 pets each year. Prevent attacks by removing food, water sources and snake hiding spots. If your dog or cat gets bitten by a venomous snake, here's what to do. As hot ...

A new University of Florida study examined 20 years of venomous snake bites and found that most victims waited too long to seek treatment. The study, which looked at 546 cases at one Florida hospital, ...

The University of Florida is widely known for its annual investigation of shark bites around the world, but a new study by researchers at the school does a deep dive into 20 years of bites from an ...

A Mississippi copperhead just bit your dog or cat, so what should you do now? The copperhead snake comes out in warmer weather and in Mississippi, there’s plenty of scorching heat for these ...

Copperhead snakes, though the most common biting snake in the U.S., rarely cause fatalities. Six venomous snake species reside in Mississippi, including the copperhead, rattlesnakes, water moccasins, ...

An animal expert says 18 types of snakes are found in the region, but only one — the rattlesnake — is dangerous to humans.