We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean the same thing. However, the truth is that they actually mean completely ...

Nature is beautiful, but don’t let that fool you. Poison isn’t just for snakes; some creatures use it in ways so brutal, you’ll wonder why horror movies haven’t copied them yet. In this wild ride ...

Backyards are usually where the fun happens—grilling, gardening, playing fetch. But not all guests keep to the invitation list. Across the U.S., some surprisingly dangerous animals can appear close to ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes viral online.

In nature, size is often misleading. Some of the most powerful defences on Earth belong not to large predators, but to ...