Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

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

They slither silently through jungles, deserts, and riverbanks — and a single bite can be fatal. From the black mamba to the inland taipan, these serpents rank among the most venomous animals on Earth ...

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 ...

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent ...