Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." ...
That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...
In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.
They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...
Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...
Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...
A new species of small, venomous reptile, Microzemiotes sonselaensis, has been discovered in the Late Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. The findings, recently published in PeerJ Life ...
The onset of summer means more time spent outside, on hikes and swimming in lakes. With the warmer temperatures and rise in outdoor activities, The Memphis Zoo Herpetarium can help you be more aware ...
A professional snake catcher removed the eastern brown snake from a vehicle in Brisbane, Australia Universal Images Group via Getty Stock Photos A man in Australia doing post-holiday shopping ...