The venom characteristics of Russell's viper, a snake responsible for a significant number of snakebite deaths in India, can be predicted using local climate data.

As the natural prey of rattlesnakes, woodrats have also evolved resistance to snake venom: they can survive 500 to 1,000 times the amount that would kill a standard lab mouse. This resistance ...

The venom of one of the world's deadliest snakes is even stronger in dry weather, reveals new research. Russell's viper kills and maims more people than any other snake species, say scientists.

(Images: Supplied by Crocworld) The announcement that snakebite anti-venom was in short supply in South Africa prompted Crocworld Conservation Centre in Scottburgh to temporarily suspend snake ...

The announcement that snakebite anti-venom was in short supply in South Africa prompted Crocworld Conservation Centre in Scottburgh, KZN, to temporarily suspend snake removal call-outs to ensure ...

This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom. Flickr user Joe Townsend When he returned home to France after a stay in Costa Rica in 1983, Jean-Pierre Rosso ...

Extraction of venom from a venomous snake 9black Cobra) at the Herpetarium for venomous snakes used in the extraction of venom at the Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPRE) campus in Karen ...

In how many different ways can snake venoms kill humans? Kaleb Barleen, Vancouver, Washington There are two basic mechanisms, says Matt Evans, assistant curator at the Reptile Discovery Center at ...