Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was earlier this month (Jan. 2) when Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida ...

An increase in venomous snake bites, carbon monoxide poisoning and medication errors after storms like Hurricane Erin can lead to illness or even death, a North Carolina Poison Control expert warns.

Beheaded venomous snakes like copperheads may still bite hours after death. Snake bite cases are rising as weather warms, Triangle hospitals report. Experts advise avoiding and not handling snakes to ...