The language children hear about snakes may shape their fear and attitudes, but simple exposure can soften that effect.

A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...

Learn more about the impact our parents and negative language have on how we begin to think about snakes at a young age.

Snakes can't throw up. The serpents have no gag reflex, so if a bit of food gets stuck in their throat, they can suffocate and die, Kathie Brennan explained to a group of children and their parents ...

More than half of people have some anxiety about snakes. Researchers at Oregon State University say that in many cases, parents are the reason. A study of more than 100 ...