The jararaca is a venomous pit viper commonly found in South America. Its venom packs a deadly mix of toxins that causes ...

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 ...

While on a field trip in Thailand with his colleagues, researcher Colin Strine of Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, was met with one of Nature’s fake-out moments.

The inference of the phylogenetic position of mock vipers, along with that of other elapoid snakes, will pave the way for a much better understanding of snake venom fang origin and evolution. Long, ...

The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After the deadly snake was located, it was taken to a facility that handles such creatures. Despite being one of the ...