From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?

A scattering of top South African sailors will be converging at the Vaal Dam to compete in the annual Flying 15 Nationals on the 18 and 19 October, hosted by Aeolians in the North Bay.

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 ...

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

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

The European viper rests among the moss, alert and poised. Its scales shimmer in the sunlight — beauty and danger intertwined ...

In the swamplands along Bangladesh's mighty Padma River, snakes slithering through villages have become an unrelenting menace, leaving residents terrified and hospitals overwhelmed with bite victims.