snakebites

(Newser) - A Canadian correctional officer's time on the 49th season of Survivor ended not with a torch snuff, but a surprise visit from an unwelcome island local. On the Wednesday episode, Jake Latimer, 36, found himself on the wrong end of a sea krait's fangs while sitting by...

(Newser) - According to World Health Organization stats, nearly 140,000 people die annually around the globe from venomous snakebites, with most of them succumbing to the snake's venom before they can get emergency assistance. A California doctor hopes his idea will stymie the Grim Reaper in many of those cases,...

(Newser) - A Colorado man out for a hike has died from a rattlesnake bite. Daniel Hohs, 31, was with a friend on Saturday when he was nipped on the ankle by a 4-foot-long snake, the Post Independent reports. Hohs took a few steps and sat down. His friend called for help...