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

All rattlesnakes found in Oklahoma produce a powerful and dangerous venom that destroys tissue and disrupts blood clotting.

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 ...

More than 40 species of snakes can be found in Oklahoma ... but especially on its wide head. As a pit viper, its head is large and triangular-shaped compared to the rest of its body.

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 ...

The Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper is nocturnal ... species had at least 7% genetic divergence from other related snake species. The research team included Rupert Grassby-Lewis, Peter ...