(Natural News) Many people have never seen a snake in person, yet the fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias. Ophidiophobia is the irrational fear of snakes, but it is sometimes called by a more general term, herpetophobia – the fear of reptiles. They slither, hiss and stare with unblinking eyes. Some […]

(Natural News) Snake oil is the term people use for deceptive marketing of products, especially having to do with fraudulent health care. Vaccines are concoctions made in laboratories that contain deadly antigens and pathogens, often causing much more severe health damage and death than whatever virus they are supposed to protect against. All snake oil vaccines […]

(Natural News) Getting bitten by a snake is a scary event. And unlike the depiction in the movies, the only way to treat a venomous snake bite is through antivenom. Forget about sucking out the venom or applying tourniquet – those actions will only make things worse. (h/t to LiveScience.com) A common mistake is that […]