The puff adder is one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, and also an expert at camouflage. Can you spot the puff adder in the accompanying image, or in the footage before the narrator zooms in?

Puff adders, one of Africa's most widespread snakes, could be agricultural heroes in disguise. New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that ...

Africa’s coolest pest control agents have fangs, no overheads and a killer instinct. Enter the puff adder (Bitis arietans) — nature’s unassuming, cold-blooded rodent regulator. A new study by ...

Like other vipers, puff adder skulls have hinged jaws that deploy the fangs when the animal opens its mouth to strike. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

A nature lover recounts how a spotted thick-knee bird led a tense 15-minute stand-off by a group of birds to force a puff ...