The King Cobra is the world's longest venomous snake. It's known for its hood and potent venom. It's found in forests of ...

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight ...

Discover the bizarre world of snakes with these 12 weirdest species that defy imagination! From flying serpents to hairy ...

Several nonvenomous snakes are deadly ... Found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, this viper's venom is a mix of hemotoxins that can cause rapid swelling, intense pain ...

The venom of a West African carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) is one of the four venoms used to test the effect of the new 3D blood vessel model. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Corn snakes are adept climbers and frequently ... providing camouflage from predators. The African bush viper, which can display a brilliant orange hue, is a venomous species native to central ...

In terms of numbers of snakebite cases and fatalities, the relatively small saw-scaled viper is one of the most deadly snakes. It is found from West Africa to parts of South Asia and most often ...

The black mamba doesn’t just rely on speed to kill prey ... To be fair, we understand the hesitation to conduct such tests with species like the venomous pit viper snake or the deadly taipan. The ...