The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

How to stay alive after a banded krait snake bite.

Africa's Senegal coucal, a ground-dwelling bird, expertly hunts snakes, its primary prey. While snakes rely on venom or ...

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 ...

When you see a spider in your house, stop and think before you kill it. Spiders do more good for humans than harm.

In winter, when the temperature drops below 60, copperheads and other snake become lethargic, but aren’t totally asleep.

Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

The dangerousness of a snake species can be measured in multiple ways. Here is a look at the deadliest snakes based on the toxicity of their venom.

Both snakes and spiders have terrified humans for centuries, but which one actually poses a greater threat to our survival?

Another "Survivor 49" contestant joined the jury after they were blindsided with six votes after playing both sides.

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...