A fourth kind of venom exists in sea snakes and is known as myotoxic. It leads to severe and instant muscular paralysis ...

In India, for example, antivenom that works well in one area might be completely useless in another-even if the bite comes from the same type of snake. This is because venom changes with the local ...

Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci ...