In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Congolese giant toad (Sclerophrys channingi) is the first toad found to mimic a harmful snake, in this case the highly venomous Gaboon viper ...

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...

The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...

If you had to take a bite from a snake just once in your life there’s a long list of “nope ropes” that you would rather take a shot from before you would get to the Gaboon viper. And that’s because ...

He’s no snake charmer. A 27-year-old Staten Island man was hospitalized after his illegal pet, a highly-poisonous East African gaboon viper, literally bit the hand that feeds it, police said Saturday.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from the Winter Park Fire Department said. The man was bitten by his pet Gaboon viper, ...

WEBVTT NEIGHBORS ARE RAISING A RED FLAG. E. Reporter: A RETIRED SCIENCE TEACHER SNAKE HOBBY COULD HAVE KILLED HIM INSIDE HIS HOME. THE PET IS SECURED. THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY TREATED AND TRANSPORTED.

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...