When a venomous snake sinks its fangs, a complex mixture of toxic proteins, enzymes and other molecular substances is ...

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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 ...

Mumbai, Dec 30: A scientific study conducted by the Haffkine Institute has revealed that a small change in snake housing can ...

In the 1960s, Brazilian researcher Dr Sérgio Ferreira discovered that compounds in the venom of the Brazilian pit viper could regulate blood pressure. His work eventually led to the development of ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

A wave of fresh science is challenging a century-old treatment and offering hope to the people snakebites harm most—often far from hospitals and help A rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) in Hluhluwe, ...

Braydon survived a deadly brown snake bite once. Four years later, it happened again -this time with no help and no first aid ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

An Odisha man was spotted flaunting a venomous snake coiled around his neck in public– only to later heavily regret his ...

King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to the forests and swamps of Asia, with a range that spans from the Indian ...