As a result, individuals who are bitten by Pope’s Pit Viper or other less-studied pit vipers remain vulnerable to severe and ...

Snakes are among the most diverse and ecologically significant reptiles, inhabiting a wide range of environments worldwide.

An Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan mountain pit viper. Photo from Liu ... especially in snake research.” The new species’ common name refers to the Yuanyang Guanyinshan Provincial Nature ...

Sylt Island, located in the North Sea near the Germany-Denmark border, is part of an island chain “naturally void of snakes,” he wrote. But, since the 1970s, islanders have occasionally reported snake ...

Breeding snakes in captivity “is doable, not rocket science,” he says, as he offers a virtual tour of the serpentarium, which currently houses seven species of snakes — spectacled cobras, common ...