To do this, they first immunized the camelids with venoms collected from 18 African snake species. Next, they extracted ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Snake venom is surprisingly complex and can vary greatly, not just between different species but even within the same species ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

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 ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

Vipers launched from coils with smooth, explosive acceleration. If the first stab wasn’t perfect, they “walked” a fang out ...

If you ever get bitten by a snake, don’t believe what you see in the movies. Tying a tourniquet, slicing your arm, or trying ...

An oft-quoted fact about the inland taipan is that it could kill 250,000 mice or 100 adult humans with the venom of a single ...

While venomous snakes pose risks, with thousands dying annually from bites, their venom is a vital resource. This potent ...

Arizona coral snakes are venomous but not aggressive. Although the venom is neurotoxic, no deaths from Arizona coral snake bites have been recorded. Sonoran Mountain kingsnakes look like coral snakes ...