59-year-old Helen Richards got the surprise of her life when the reptile sank its fangs in to her posterior.
A snake found inside the belly of another snake in the 1970s has turned out to represent a whole new genus.
An 'extremely rare' adult copperhead snake with two heads was recently found in a garden in Woodbridge.
One Brisbane resident got the fright of her life recently when she awoke to find a rather unwelcome guest.
Scientists have discovered the well-preserved remains of a jeuvenile snake dating back 99 million years.
The disconcerting snake-like contraption is capable of hovering and changing shape in mid-air.
Dylan McWilliams defied the odds after being attacked by all three animals within the space of just three years.
The ingenious device uses special snake-like 'scales' to help grip the ground and pull itself along.
43 eggs found in a children's sandpit in Australia may be from one of the world's most venomous snakes.
A new study in Germany has suggested that we are born with an innate fear of snakes and spiders.
Petrina Murphy discovered the pythons wriggling around in her shower after they fell from a skylight.
A man in Edinburgh got the fright of his life on Tuesday when he found the reptile in his shopping.
The find brings the total number of distinct snake species in the British Isles from three to four.
Scientists have revealed that some species of snake have learned how to co-operate and hunt in groups.
Emergency services were called out in Florida on Tuesday to attend a rather unusual incident.
The Haar Mode Team salon in Dresden is offering customers a rather unique type of massage service.
One of the world's rarest snakes has been sighted again for the first time in more than six decades.
A quiet residential property in Abilene turned out to be home to two dozen diamondback rattlesnakes.
Ashley Glawe ended up in the emergency room after her pet snake got stuck in a rather peculiar place.
An enormous venomous snake has been managing to evade capture in an apartment complex in South Africa.