Researchers have discovered a new species of krait, Bungarus sagittatus, in the mountains of western Thailand. It’s as beautiful as it is deadly. Kraits are a highly venomous group of snakes found in ...

In several areas within the Indian subcontinent, snake bites continue to be a significant public health issue; indeed, they are directly connected with biogeographical, migrational and sleep patterns.

A man who had been "showing off" by wrapping a deadly snake around his neck has died after the reptile bit him. The 50-year-old farmer, Devendra Mishra, had caught the highly venomous common krait ...

Snakes evoke fear and misunderstanding. Deadly snakes like the Indian Krait and Black Mamba use venom for survival. Krait's neurotoxic venom causes paralysis. Black Mamba's venom leads to rapid ...