Inland Taipan: The World's Most Toxic Serpent Picture the inland taipan coiled in the cracked earth of central Australia, ...

You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

Gaboon Viper: Snakes are indeed one of the most mysterious creatures in the world. They are one of the most brutal killers of nature, and they show no mercy to their prey. Interestingly, snakes are ...

Mock vipers not only look like tree-dwelling vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake ‘fang’ in the front of their mouth, which befools a predator into thinking that they possess ...

King Cobra was considered the largest venomous snake to have ever roamed the face of the Earth. Due to its enormous length, ...

When a saw-scaled viper sinks its fangs into a person, it isn't pretty. Toxins attack the victim's capillaries. The body launches an immune defense, as it would with an infection. But that takes time ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...