Also on this week's episode: tracking down a stellar explosion, climate apathy, arctic foxes are key in northern food web and ...

Jamie Coots, from Kentucky in the US, was a snake-handling pastor who believed that the serpents wouldn't hurt him ...

A snake-handling pastor who praised the serpents on reality TV died after a bite from a rattlesnake - and refusing treatment.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Jamie Coots, 42, was a pastor in Kentucky and starred in National Geographic's "Snake Salvation" ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Jamie Coots, from Kentucky in the US, was convinced serpents wouldn’t harm believers as long as ...

ANTHEM, Ariz. -- An Arizona woman is thanking her dog after the pup shielded her from a snake bite on a recent hike. Paula Godwin wrote on Facebook that she was out with her dogs Todd and Cooper on ...

Speaking to the BBC, co-author of the study Alistair Evans detailed how a gel was warmed to simulate prey and "entice" the snake to bite. Using slow-motion footage, researchers found vipers were the ...

When a venomous snake bit a contestant on this season of "Survivor," fans held their breath while the show's medical team ...