snake
Huge snake bites six-year-old boy in Australia while he sleeps
A little boy has been bitten and attacked by a python while asleep at home in the Australian town of Macksville.
6-year-old girl dies from snake bite more than a week after treading on reptile
A six-year-old girl has died after being bitten by a brown snake in Australia. The youngster and her family were reportedly unaware she had been bitten...
Never mind sharks, we’ve closed the beach after a snake invasion!
An invasion of poisonous snakes washed downriver in recent floods forced authorities to close beaches to summer holidaymakers in northern Argentina.
Thousands of lives at risk as snakebite antidote supplies run low
An effective antidote for snakebites is running out, putting tens of thousands of lives on the line, a charity has warned.
Unexpected step: Snake ancestor had four feet
The oldest snake fossil on record looks almost like a modern snake, except for one glaring difference: It has four feet, each with five digits, a new study...
Missing link? Four-legged snake that could rewrite evolutionary history
The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by a scientist on a routine field trip to a museum.
Death in the long grass: Myanmar’s snake bite menace
Myanmar may be best known for the giant constrictor, the Burmese python, but the Southeast Asian nation has a host of other snakes whose names would strike...
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