Japan's islands teem with diverse snake species, from harmless rat snakes controlling pests to the venomous mamushi.

Filmmakers rebooting the 1997 monster movie “Anaconda” are attacked by real giant snakes, which sounds more fun than it is.

There are roughly 3,000 snake species on Earth, and about 600 of them are venomous. That sounds terrifying, but most snakes ...

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even in ...

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won a chicken wing-eating contest at Big Ten Fan Fest in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday. In a post on X, Major League Eating reported that Chestnut ...

Fans can witness the first-ever Ale Emporium Hermanaki Wing Eating Contest at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, during Big Ten Fan Fest at the Indiana Convention Center. The lineup includes some of the ...

A shelter’s longest resident has broken hearts across social media after receiving no adoption applications, with many visitors assuming he is “big and scary.” The Humane Society of Broward County ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

Friends fishing for walleye in northeast Iowa stumbled upon an epic lunch battle between two snakes this month. Adam Maas and Chris Valentine were at the Massey Marina in Dubuque County when they saw ...

From social media chatter to everyday conversations, the feeling that something big is near is spreading across the country and here’s what to do about it. And people on social media aren’t totally ...

As American shoppers buy less packaged foods, Big Food has leaned on a familiar excuse: It’s the economy, stupid. True, inflation has forced some families to trade down to cheaper store brands, and ...