Biting in snakes is usually a defensive activity, and several factors trigger the behavior. Among the most common reasons for biting is fear. When a snake feels threatened, it will always ...

A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand for a rat, leading to an unfortunate bite. Mia lives in Western Washington and has had her ball python Aphrodite for five years ...

The last thing anyone wants to experience when handling their pet reptile is a painful bite. Yet, in some instances, this behavior is inevitable. There are certain reptiles that react more ...

A ball python bit a four-year-old child in Carbon County, sending a family into panic. It happened Wednesday afternoon in Lehighton. Sitting on the porch of her North Second Street home, four-year-old ...

With another Florida Python Challenge underway, hunters who end up finding the invasive snake have a good chance of getting bitten if they aren't careful. This year's Florida Python Challenge started ...