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

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

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 ...

Very few things are scarier than stumbling across a venomous snake on your hike or outdoor stroll, so here are some places ...

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

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 ...

A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a ...

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

There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above. Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no ...

Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different ...

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

Put down your phone and help your dog when it comes face to face with a snake, says Durban veterinarian Dr Carla Goede.