We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

The country was once connected to Australia by a land bridge, and shares many of the same snake species, so the Australian government gives the antivenom for free – snake diplomacy, if you like.

An implant that makes Australian animals lethally poisonous to cats that prey on them could help save species on the verge of extinction. Cats have had a devastating impact on Australia’s ...

Poison-laden attack drones are latest tool in Australia’s fight against plagues of invasive mice. But zinc phosphide poison is also deadly to other animals including birds and fish ...

An Australian family got a shocking serp-prize when they found a poisonous snake curled up among several stuffed animals on their child’s bed. Like something out of a horror movie, or someone ...

There are few Australian animals more reviled than the white ibis. It has earned the moniker "bin chicken" for its propensity to scavenge food from anywhere it can - messily raiding garbage and ...

As Seymour moves around the tanks, he points out other deadly animals, including a box jellyfish which can kill a person within 10 minutes with its poison. Stings and bites ...

The country was once connected to Australia by a land bridge, and shares many of the same snake species, so they're given the antivenom for free – snake diplomacy, if you like.

His team is studying Australia's deadliest marine animals in a bid to understand them and keep people safe. "Australia is without a doubt the most venomous continent in the world," Seymour told AFP.

Australia is famously full of such deadly animals - and this room at the Australian Reptile Park plays a critical part in a government antivenom programme, which saves lives on a continent where ...