India has relied on horse-derived antivenoms to treat snakebites for more than a century. But these treatments are slow, non-specific, and frequently ineffective, especially against regional ...

The potency of snake venom lies in its toxic enzymes that have evolved over millions of years through a never-ending battle between snakes and their prey. New research shows climate has a role too 1.

Scientists created ‘venom maps’ to predict Russell’s viper venom profiles, which could help clinicians tailor efficient snakebite treatments. For their study, Sunagar and his team collected venom ...

NEW DELHI: Researchers have developed "venom maps" using local climate conditions that could help predict the venom characteristics of Russell's viper, a deadly snake found widely in India. A team of ...

Scientists bought “snake liquor” in North Korea and identified its contents as the country’s first confirmed records of three venomous species of pit vipers. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In hopes of ...

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

People bitten by a black mamba, a venomous snake that lives in central and southern Africa, have just hours to live. The snake’s venom disrupts nerves and muscles, and eventually paralyses the lungs ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been morbidly curious about what it would look ...

Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake. The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days ...