High-speed cameras have been used to capture the biting mechanisms of different kinds of snakes, including vipers and the ...

Colubrid snakes, such as the mangrove snake ( Boiga dendrophila ), which have fangs farther back in their mouths, lunged ...

An oft-quoted fact about the inland taipan is that it could kill 250,000 mice or 100 adult humans with the venom of a single ...

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

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

If you're not a fan of snakes, look away now. Experts have captured slow-motion footage of a viper sinking its fans into prey ...

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

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

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

Just when you thought the idea of a snake bite couldn't get scarier, Australian scientists have captured the deadly ...

While venomous snakes pose risks, with thousands dying annually from bites, their venom is a vital resource. This potent ...