Discover interesting facts about snakes, from how they hunt and eat, to why they don't have legs.

One death adder that has been part of the Australian Reptile Park’s venom extraction programme for about seven years has now ...

In other groups of snakes, the teeth can be solid or have a deep groove that acts as a channel for venom. The shape of the fangs varies depending on what the snake prefers eating. Some cobras can also ...

The coral snake - which belongs to a class of potentially-deadly snakes - bit the security guard on the toe while working at ...

This involves gently squeezing a snake's venom glands while it bites onto a collection container ... but may be related to ...

Snake stories, it seems ... Picture a musclebound fullback that shoots venom through its teeth and you’ve basically got a big diamondback. Also, it has a double-action venom, which, according ...

The scales on the sides of their bodies are not only keeled but also serrated — just like the teeth of a saw ... humans than any other snake. Not only is the venom dangerous, but it is an ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

This snake produces more venom than other death adders. (Image credit: Australian Reptile Park) This ultra-rare snake "might actually be the most dangerous death adder in the world," Collett said ...