Tennessee is home to four venomous snakes, and this is where you'll find the most snake bite reports from its pit vipers.

Without treatment, its bite proves fatal in over 80% of cases. The king cobra holds the title of the world's longest venomous snake. Its bite injects a potent dose of neurotoxins that cause paralysis.

The blue coral snake paralyses its victims with its toxic bite, preferably other snakes. The species is shy and normally avoids any form of confrontation with humans. Although venomous ...

Full recovery from this kind of bite takes weeks and sometimes requires physical therapy. In an average year, up to 8,000 Americans get bitten by a venomous snake, but only about five die.