Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

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

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

Not everyone is thrilled to share their surroundings with snakes. Some folks find these reptiles fascinating and rush to ...

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

Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever. While ...

North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in ...

Typically manufactured from animal blood plasma, the antidotes often remain expensive, inconsistent, and difficult to scale ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to ...

New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or ...