Snakes

Boonsong Plaikaew, 54, said she was "just doing my stuff," when the snake struck.

In the early hours, I woke to the pain of a bite on my lower buttock. I simultaneously reached to the site of the bite with one hand, and for the light switch next to my bed with the other.

One child has already been bitten.

The very same snake attacked Lea-Ann Mears' dog, Ninja, less than a year later.

Police released bodycam video of the incident showing how officers helped to remove the snake.

The man initially thought that he had stepped on a stick until he realized it was a highly venomous brown snake.

Officers arrested the man on multiple counts of possessing an exotic animal without a permit.

The record-breaking snake was captured around 35 miles west of Miami.

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The pet snake may have mistaken the blanket for food.

The reasons behind the snake's unusual feeding behavior remains something of a mystery.

The Kentucky incident may make you think twice about in-store shopping.

Eastern diamondbacks grow to an average of 3 to 6 feet in length and can weigh up to 10 pounds, making them the longest and heaviest venomous snakes in North America.

The snake was reported to have eaten a "decent sized possum" before it entered a home in Queensland, Australia.

A snake catcher remarked that he felt like snakes "keep getting bigger" with recent catches he's made, including a venomous snake from a school.

The woman, who was returning home from work, said she felt a "thump" as the suspected eastern rat snake suddenly fell down.

David Miles was rushed to hospital after his three-foot-long tiger snake mistook his hand for food, sinking its fangs deep into his skin to release the life-threatening venom in regional South Australia.

No one was harmed, but the story is wild.

The woman was said to have had a "hell of a fright" when she discovered the red-bellied black snake in her car.

Tiger snakes often crawl into engine cavities but slide away when the car stops—this time, the snake made himself known.

The ball python shocked zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo when they found her coiled around seven eggs.

Someone in the U.K. discovered a plastic 18-liter box containing decomposing and rotting snake remnants.

David Orin has a love of reptiles that allows him to admire their beauty, even in situations that look scary.

The dozens of snakes discovered included exotic species from southeast Asia, Africa and Central and South America.

Police responded to a 911 call, after a boy was bitten by a copperhead snake. He was rushed to the hospital, where he made a recovery a few days later.

The large carpet python may have entered the house through a garage door that was left open.

Cunningham's skinks are highly unusual among lizards and reptiles given that they live in stable, social groups.

The largest snake found was so massive that it took six people to remove it from its terrarium and into the transport bag and box.

The carpet pythons can be seen twisting and wrapping around each other, an act that members of the public often mistake for mating.

The moment the woman was bitten was captured on video by a tourist, as the victim is heard screaming in the background.