In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

Colubrid snakes, such as the mangrove snake ( Boiga dendrophila ), which have fangs farther back in their mouths, lunged ...

Very few things are scarier than stumbling across a venomous snake on your hike or outdoor stroll, so here are some places ...

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above. Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no ...

Discover the captivating world of blue snakes, from Florida's vibrant Blue-Striped Garter Snake to Australia's rare blue ...

Put down your phone and help your dog when it comes face to face with a snake, says Durban veterinarian Dr Carla Goede.