Vipers are venomous snakes that belong to the scientific family Viperidae, which includes hundreds of species spread across ...

A combinatorial approach enabled researchers to develop antibodies with improved catch-and-release abilities against snake ...

Just one bite from any of these venomous snakes could cost you your life. They're some of the deadliest snakes in the world ...

Few chemicals in the vast and rich tapestry of the natural world evoke awe and fascination quite like snake venom. Millions ...

The first reaction is when the venom prevents the blood clotting properly, and patients start to bleed heavily. The second ...

While only about 10 percent of the roughly 4,000 known snake species have venom that can harm a human, using genetics to determine which snakes could be deadly could speed up developing better ...

Wildlife rescuers say urban sprawl and an unsettled spring are behind a sharp increase in call-outs in Melbourne at the start ...

Only about 10% of the world's roughly 4,000 snake species have venom strong enough to seriously hurt a human, but that's enough for snake bites to be an important public health concern.

Lots of snake folks consider Leibowitz to be an unnecessary risk-taker for his views about handling deadly venomous snakes, about which he is frank: “Antivenom is for pussies,” is how he put ...

Today there are thousands of venomous animals thriving around the world. Over time their venoms have evolved to do specific jobs in the animals they envenomate. Discover what snake venom does, why ...

A group of students stand in a circle around Jonny McGannon as he calmly releases a venomous northern brown snake from a ...

The Indian Institute of Science's recent study highlights how venom potency in Russell’s vipers and spectacled cobras varies with age, influencing antivenom effectiveness. Newborn Russell’s ...