Seven venomous snakes call Louisiana home, including coral snakes, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and copperheads. According to ...

The colorful coral snake is the most venomous snake in Arizona. Here is the best way to avoid coral snakes and what to do if you are bitten.

Nestled between the Deep South and the Atlantic Ocean, Georgia is famous for its natural beauty. The Peach State is also home to an impressive 47 different snake species. While this may sound alarming ...

Coral snakes are the only North American snakes in the ... The greatest likelihood of a coral snake bite is to a child who might pick up a brightly colored red, yellow and black snake because it ...

Rainy weather can also encourage snakes to venture out because prey such as frogs, toads and other amphibians tend to be more active. Almost every state has a variety of snake species, both venomous ...

Texas coral snakes can be quite visually stunning with their bands of red, yellow and black. The tricolored arrangement of those bands is what sets this snake apart from other similarly colored ...

Life lessons from the Chronicle archive: 1) Never pick up a coral snake. 2) Never ever ...

Coral snakes are part of the Cobra family, and a bite from one may not be noticeable at first, but their poison is deadly. It is a neurotoxin and attacks the nervous system. Fortunately, coral […] ...

Coral snakes are the only North American snakes in the cobra family. Their venom, generally referred to as neurotoxic venom, is different from that of most other U.S. snakes.