Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one Instagrammer, as seen in a post from thereptilereportofficial. The striking blue ...

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 ...

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Scientists have uncovered a startling split in the venom of Australia’s Eastern Brown Snake. In the south, bites cause rock-solid blood clots, while in the north, they trigger flimsy clots that ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

DELAND, Fla. — A DeLand operation is quietly doing life-saving work one venomous bite at a time. The Reptile Discovery Center and Medtoxin Laboratory is home to some of the most dangerous snakes on ...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Every five minutes, 50 people are ...

The king cobra and the eastern indigo snake are among the most interesting snakes on earth, each possessing its own set of physical characteristics and predatory methods. The king cobra is the world's ...

Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and one will die. In the time-critical situation following a bite, identifying the snake venom making ...