Venomous snakes kill tens of thousands of people every year, mostly in rural parts of Asia and Africa where medical care and ...

Snakes are one of the earth’s creatures you either love or hate. Some are fascinated with their behavior and movements, while others run in fear at the sight (or sound). Regardless of your opinion on ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

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?

Let’s face it, the sight of a snake – especially a venomous one – can trigger panic in even the most courageous individuals. Whether it's the slithering danger of the Cape Cobra or the jaw-dropping ...

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 ...

A man came face to face with a deadly black mamba while working on a project in his home in South Africa. The resident from Westville reached his hand behind a bucket, which was propped on a shelf ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Around 40 million years ago, the ancestors of cobras and kraits — a snake super family called Elapoidea — originated in Asia before its descendants crossed to Africa via the Tethys Sea, a new study ...

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 ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...