Rattlesnakes are the only native venomous snakes in California. Here's where they live and what to do if you are bitten.

The four types of venomous snakes native to Kansas all share the same distinctive physical feature, a heat-sensitive pit in ...

Two elderly men are being treated for viper bites in the Nicosia and Limassol general hospitals, state health services (Okypy) announced on Saturday.Warning the public of the poisonous snake, Okypy ...

Intrigued by this “unusual” change in color, researchers caught several snakes, took a closer look at them, tested their DNA and realized they’d discovered a new species: Trimeresurus cryptographicus, ...

The King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) and the Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) are two of the deadliest snakes found in Asia. While both are highly venomous and formidable predators, they differ ...

The researchers explained that the toxic effects of a snake's venom are caused by concentrations of enzymes, which are influenced by factors, such as climate and availability of prey.

With the Easter holidays underway and temperatures rising, Brits are being warned to stay alert as venomous adders — the UK’s only native poisonous snake — start emerging from hibernation. 4 ...

Animals like dromedary camels, desert foxes, horned vipers, and even Nile crocodiles live in and around these water sources. What’s more, cities such as Timbuktu in Mali and Nouakchott ...

Prolonged droughts and shifting sand dunes are making life increasingly difficult for desert-dwelling snakes. Species like the Saharan Horned Viper are finding it harder to locate prey and water ...

Spider-tailed horned vipers typically exhibit a camouflage pattern, blending seamlessly with their arid desert surroundings to ambush unsuspecting prey. Like many venomous snakes, the spider-tailed ...

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight ...