A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

A cat owner was shocked to find a deadly snake "coiled tightly" around her beloved pet cat at her home in Australia. Rebecca Daynes, who lives in Brisbane, found her cat Mabel struggling as the ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. -- Police in Pennsylvania said an officer shot a man's pet snake after it wrapped itself around his neck and would not let go. Officers rushed to the man's home in Fogelsville ...

Taylor Sciarappa had finished her McCrispy sandwich and was walking back to her car sipping a blue Berry Blast Powerade when she heard the screaming. "This guy that was at the drive-thru window was ...

A python was discovered under a bus seat in Singapore’s Woodlands, prompting ten passengers to be transferred to another vehicle for safety, according to The Straits Times.