North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

Two venomous snakes, the desert-dwelling Sidewinder and the African Black Mamba, showcase remarkable evolutionary adaptations ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different strategies.

Snakes can be scary because some are venomous, but they can also be really beautiful. Some snakes have bright red colours ...

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a ...

There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above. Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no ...