Researchers bought four bottled snakes and used these to provide the "first detailed descriptions" of the country's pit ...

The mystery of the mock viper—a unique species of snake that mimics other highly venomous species—has finally been solved by scientists. The mock viper, native to Asia, is only mildly venomous ...

Last week, I answered a question about coral snakes. In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads ...

A stock photo shows an African Pit Viper. A similar snake bit a man who had been keeping it as a pet Mark Kostich/Getty Images Staff at VCU Medical Center in Richmond had already treated the man ...

A white rattlesnake spotted Wednesday at a Texas park has produced a collective shudder across the country, after a photo of the snake was shared thousands of times on Facebook. It’s not an ...