Research: Fear of reptiles may be universal, but it's not necessarily innate. Jan. 26, 2011— -- Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlers is so universal that most of us probably believe ...

Six-month-old babies show stress responses when viewing images of snakes and spiders, long before they could have learned ...

Summer in Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. Near the border of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I see migrating ...

So that's why "Snakes on a Plane" gave us the heebie-jeebies! Two University of Virginia researchers have found that humans have a genetic predisposition to be mortally afraid of snakes. "I basically ...

For many visitors, the notion of walking through a national park evokes images of gritty trails and gorgeous views (not to ...

The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

If everything we heard about snakes in southeast Texas were true, we couldn't walk to the mailbox without stepping on a dozen of them. Fear and ignorance conjure fantastic images. I made conversation ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Just hours before Jeffrey Leibowitz was bitten by one of the world’s deadliest snakes, he apparently handled the reptile freely and posted advice on social media about how to ...

Of course England’s Alan Ayckbourn knows a thing or two about suspense and drama. He’s directed plays by greats Anton Chekov, Noel Coward, Neil Simon…and himself. Yeah, he’s written a thing or two or ...