Unlike most animals’ weapons — like claws, horns or teeth — snake venom is in a perpetual race with the defenses of their prey. Snakes upgrade their venom; rodents and amphibians upgrade their ...

Copperheads may threaten humans, but kingsnakes hunt venomous rivals. When these two share territory, which snake truly ...

Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one ...

These included the black mamba, king cobra, tiger snake, coastal taipan, and Papuan black snake. Each antibody was given to mice, which were then injected with the snake venom. This allowed the ...

Australian researchers discovered that current eastern brown snake antivenoms may not work the same for all bites.

Specifically, the team tested whether mRNA technology could be used to protect against the damage inflicted by the venom of ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

A venomous snake was spotted hiding in a drawer in a woman’s bathroom in a suburb of Sydney on Monday 8.Footage taken by ...

Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake.

A raised hood may look familiar, but science reveals King cobras and common cobras differ sharply in venom, behaviour, and ...

A species of snake has been noted biting and injecting venom into humans after the snake is dead. Getty Images/iStock Photo As darkness descended on a man’s chicken coops in Sivasagar, India, he ...

The sighting was reported to the authorities. Photo of venomous snake in unexpected location sparks outrage: 'Be more alert ...