Usually one of the first things people think about when they encounter a snake is running away from it. Not far behind would be what would happen if the snake bit them and how venomous is the bite?

A sleeping Australian boy awoke to a real nightmare when he found a python wrapped around his arm, biting him in the dark. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Feb. 8 in Whiteside, and the traumatized boy was ...