In the shadowed fields and humble homes of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, four unassuming snakes silently claim ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re picturing giant cobras or black mambas when you think “most deadly snake,” the real answer is less... The post The ...

India is home to numerous snake species, but the "Big Four"—Russell’s viper, common krait, spectacled cobra, and saw-scaled viper—cause the most fatalities. These snakes thrive near human populations, ...

A BOA constrictor and a deadly viper have been seized by Biosecurity Queensland ... one found sliding its way across a road in a Gold Coast suburb. Chief biosecurity officer Jim Thompson said the boa ...

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.

Snakes are one of the earth’s creatures you either love or hate. Some are fascinated with their behavior and movements, while others run in fear at the sight (or sound). Regardless of your opinion on ...

A shipment of bricks that came in from Pakistan and arrived in Manchester, England, contained a stowaway saw-scaled viper—one of the deadliest snakes in the world. Officials from the Royal Society for ...