Like practically anything else, a rhino viper can be purchased online, Cooney reported. Cooney found a baby viper available online for $75 plus shipping. Adult snakes were available for about $125.

The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After the deadly snake was located, it was taken to a facility that handles such creatures. Despite being one of the ...

For visitors who don't shriek when they see a snake, rhino vipers are beautiful. Their heavily patterned bodies sport a variety of colors: red, yellow, blue, brown, black.

That would be a source of concern to most, given the fearsome reputation of the viper subspecies, which is known for its super-quick strike speed. A 2016 study published in Biology Letters found ...

The research team attributes this behavior to the loss of birds and rats through predation by the brown tree snake, which was accidentally introduced to Guam after World War II.

A stock photo shows an African Pit Viper. A similar snake bit a man who had been keeping it as a pet Mark Kostich/Getty Images Staff at VCU Medical Center in Richmond had already treated the man ...

A recent study shows a lack of birds and rats — due to the brown tree snake — is making it easier for rhino beetles to breed in the crowns of coconut trees, something that usually doesn’t ...