All venomous snake strikes look alike, but different species have evolved distinct fangs, speeds, and techniques. Watch how ...

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

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

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

Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms.

A groundbreaking nanobody-based antivenom offers new hope against deadly snakebites. Developed by Danish scientists, this ...

Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead. Authors ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

Every year, venomous snakes kill more people worldwide than sharks, lions, and wolves combined—yet most of us barely give ...

In Papua New Guinea, snakebites kill 2,000 people yearly. It’s a race against time, sometimes minutes, as Dr Kevin Pondikou rushes to deliver rare and costly antivenom to victims.