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 ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Chemist Kathryn Harkup summarized the plot of this Agatha Christie story, highlighting details about the Boomslang snake and the effects of its venom ...

Different snakes put their own spin on striking their prey. Scientists captured the powerful attacks on camera ...

Africa's deadliest snakes, the boomslang and black mamba, showcase stark contrasts. While the boomslang, a tree-dweller with slow-acting hemotoxic venom, hunts by ambush, the ground-dwelling black ...