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.

King cobra and saw-scaled viper are two highly venomous snakes with distinctive traits. The king cobra is notable for its ...

These discoveries—from a mysterious sea anemone in Singapore to a venomous pit viper in Myanmar—serve as a reminder of the rich biodiversity still waiting to be explored and protected. But these ...

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 ...

But how did the viper get there? A common European adder ... The island also had several confirmed sightings of a non-venomous snake species accidentally imported “with construction material.” ...

Mirza and his team found the Salazar’s pit viper (Trimeresurus salazar ... I have discovered over 60 new species, but the papers on new snake species are my favorite. Especially the first ...