The Indian saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is one of the most infamous and dangerous Indian snakes. These venomous snakes are known for their speed, aggression and powerful venom, which makes them ...

Meet the world’s deadliest snake: the saw-scaled viper. Scientists believe that this viper is responsible for more human deaths than all other snakes combined. And while technically its venom isn’t ...

The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes each year. Snakebite injuries leave around 400,000 people permanently disabled or disfigured. Between 80 ...

University of Queensland researchers have found that antivenoms produced using snakes from one region may perform poorly or fail completely against the same species of snakes from other regions.

The country has the highest rates of snakebite deaths in the world. Experts say a lot more must be done to save lives. By Kamala Thiagarajan / Undark Published Nov 22, 2023 12:00 PM EST As far back as ...

Snakebites cost India’s poorest thousands in treatment. The average “out-of-pocket expenditure” for the most impoverished: at ...

The project aims to map the "Big Four," or the four most common venomous snakes in India—the spectacled cobra, saw-scaled viper, Russell’s viper (shown here) and common krait. Wikipedia Growing up in ...

Snakebites are a silent global health crisis, claiming an estimated 138,000 fatalities annually, of which 58,000 fatalities, ...