Venomous snakes kill tens of thousands of people every year, mostly in rural parts of Asia and Africa where medical care and ...

SOUTH AFRICA -- South African authorities are applauding a pilot's courage for safely landing an aircraft after feeling a venomous stowaway cobra slithering on his body mid-flight. The pilot, Rudolf ...

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

A team of international scientists has engineered an eight-nanobody cocktail that neutralizes venom from nearly all major African elapid snakes. Study: Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, ...

Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small one slithering through a pile of leaves on its way back to its hole. Or ...

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