Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your ...

Medetomidine, which is not approved for human use, is commonly used as an anesthetic in animals and has effects similar to ...

But each spider’s venom is a cocktail of ingredients as varied as their hunting behavior. Some venom ingredients can harm ...

Kentucky's rebounding eagle population faces a deadly threat, largely unfettered by regulation: lead poisoning.

Federal health officials warned that a powerful veterinary sedative is increasingly being found in the U.S., raising the risk ...

Oregon health officials warn against gifting live poultry for Easter due to Salmonella risk, especially for young children.

Stanley Plotkin, the virologist whose RA 27/3 rubella vaccine has immunized hundreds of millions of children worldwide, has ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Taylor is reminding residents of this important rule to protect wildlife: don’t feed the ducks. In its new “Duck Responsibly” campaign, the city listed a few reasons why ...

The species’ melanosomes—tiny, pigment-filled structures inside hair cells—are hollow, a trait never before seen in mammals ...

March 12 (UPI) --Authorities in Texas were called recently to deal with an unusual exotic animal in the city: a Siamese spitting cobra. Wichita Falls Animal Services officers were called last week to ...

Along with its copper-colored head and catlike vertical pupils, the copperhead is the only species of snake in Delaware that ...