If everything we heard about snakes in southeast Texas were true, we couldn't walk to the mailbox without stepping on a dozen of them. Fear and ignorance conjure fantastic images. I made conversation ...

Six-month-old babies show stress responses when viewing images of snakes and spiders, long before they could have learned ...

Summer in Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. Near the border of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I see migrating ...

So that's why "Snakes on a Plane" gave us the heebie-jeebies! Two University of Virginia researchers have found that humans have a genetic predisposition to be mortally afraid of snakes. "I basically ...

Snakes—just the word is enough to make most of us flinch. Sleek, slithery, and sometimes deadly, they're among the most feared creatures on Earth. Most people would run the other way at the sight of ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Just hours before Jeffrey Leibowitz was bitten by one of the world’s deadliest snakes, he apparently handled the reptile freely and posted advice on social media about how to ...

Spain hosts 14 snake species, yet only three are venomous. Experts say fear outweighs risk, as most snakes flee humans, and ...

Of course England’s Alan Ayckbourn knows a thing or two about suspense and drama. He’s directed plays by greats Anton Chekov, Noel Coward, Neil Simon…and himself. Yeah, he’s written a thing or two or ...