When fundamentalist preacher Jamie Coots died after handling a snake during a church service four years ago, it led to a flurry of news reports about the circumstances surrounding his death and why he ...

As more people have exotic pets and more people move to Florida and encounter wild animals, firefighters are getting more interesting calls for help. The St. Augustine Fire Department is choosing to ...

Gentle hands, scaly friend — meet the bearded dragon, a low-maintenance reptile with a lot of personality. (Green Shoot Media photo) Reptiles can be low-maintenance options for animal companionship ...

From corn snakes to the most venomous snake in the world, the Inland Taipan, the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary has it all – their facility in northern Scottsdale houses hundreds of reptiles. Amid ...

A woman who was bitten by a snake at a church that neighbors say practices serpent-handling died of her wounds hours later, a newspaper reported. Linda Long, 48, was bitten Sunday at East London ...

She barely escaped the kiss of death. An 11-year-old girl in Australia is lucky to be alive after unknowingly playing with one of the deadliest snakes on Earth. A clip of her potentially fatal play ...