Not just snake oil. Scientists may have developed a snake bite antivenom that can be used for 17 different species of snakes, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

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

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

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

A hypothetical showdown between a reticulated python and a green anaconda reveals the anaconda as the likely victor. Despite ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

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