The scientific name of the snake is Serpentes. Learn about the snake classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Suborder) and key species.

By October 1953, 11 cobras had been killed in the city (presumably with the help of garden hoes). Another was captured alive ...

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

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The new study challenges that idea head-on. A team led by Professor Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel from DTU Bioengineering ...

There is no vaccine against snakebites, nor is it possible to develop one—therefore, an effective antivenom is needed as long as venomous snakes exist. In the photo is a yellow Cape cobra (Naja nivea) ...

If all snakes are exterminated, the number of pests such as rats and mice will increase significantly, as snakes play an ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

ORLANDO, FL (KTRK) -- Wildlife officials say they are searching for an 8-foot-long king cobra snake that escaped from a home in Orlando. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman ...