Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Usually one of the first things people think about when they encounter a snake is running away from it. Not far behind would be ...

What happens if two venomous snakes bite a person at the same time? From breathing trouble to internal damage, the effects on the body can become far more serious than a normal snake bite.

What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Friede would know. Over the past few decades, he's let himself be bitten over two hundred ...

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on ...