With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Cobras are the snakes most feared and famous throughout the world, owing to their signature hood and toxic venom. However, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Animal control caught a venom-spitting snake Wednesday night, more than two days after it escaped in a northwest Raleigh neighborhood. The venomous zebra cobra was reported by a ...

Spitting cobras are among the most unpredictable venomous snakes, capable of delivering venom from a distance in seconds. Even experienced handlers face serious risk when movements, positioning, or ...

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. Now ...

Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, mambas and ...

From rubber tappers in Liberia to sugar cane farmers in South Africa, bites from venomous snakes are a constant worry. 1 In sub-Saharan Africa—which is home to green and black mambas, spitting cobras, ...

Every year, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes. While not all of these snakes are venomous, nearly half are. Of the 2.7 million people poisoned by venomous snake bites each year, between 81,000 ...

Thanks to the efforts of a "hyperimmune" man who injected himself with snake venom a staggering 856 times over nearly two decades, U.S. scientists have been able to develop an "antivenom cocktail" ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While only about 10 percent of the roughly 4,000 known snake ...

In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...