Here are the animals with the fastest-acting venom on Earth. First up: spiders. There are around 40,000 species of spider and most are venomous. But, thankfully, only a handful pose a threat to ...

The United States has a variety of venomous wildlife, including hornets, rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, Gila monsters, ...

Below is a quick look at those three snake species to be aware of this spring and summer: ...

But this versatile, injectable substance is also used to attack or defend by a number of animals - including some you might not expect. Slow lorises (above) are the only venomous primates. They have ...

A peptide found in bull ant venom closely resembles a hormone of its primary predator, triggering hypersensitivity and making subsequent bites even more painful than the ones that came before. NIH’s ...

Stay alert! From snakes to spiders, these seven states have the most venomous and dangerous animals to be on the lookout for.