It takes a lot to give professional snake wranglers the creeps, but it happened when a group of hunters captured a python plagued by blood-sucking ticks in Florida’s Everglades. If there’s such a ...

(WISH) — Ticks are no longer confined to the woods; they are now found in parks, lawns, and even climbing buildings, posing a year-round threat in some areas as long as temperatures remain above 39 ...

When it comes to tick bites and tick-related illnesses in New Jersey, there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news: The number of emergency room visits for tick-related health issues, such ...

As Americans head outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, more and more are being sickened by ticks, tiny creatures that can transmit a number of serious diseases. Justin Timberlake announced on July 31, ...

Inside Douglas Norris' lab at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sits a healthy stack of envelopes — not with letters inside, but with ticks. "They are creepy for most people, but ...