Vipers and cobras inject their venom through hollow teeth. 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 ...

Discover what snake venom does, why some snake species have incredibly potent venom ... Boomslangs are part of Colubridae and are a rear-fanged species, meaning their venom delivering teeth are at the ...

This involves gently squeezing a snake's venom glands while it bites onto a collection container ... but may be related to the process of fang replacement. Similar to human adult teeth, death adders ...

This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom. Flickr user Joe Townsend When he returned home to France after a stay in Costa Rica in 1983, Jean-Pierre Rosso ...

Mongooses have a mutated receptor for acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter in the brain, which prevents snake venom from attaching to the receptor and causing harm ...

Snake venom can be remarkably diverse in composition and potency, not only between one species and another but also within ...

She said that she killed the snake because she was afraid that it would hurt one of the children. Despite already starting to feel nauseous and dizzy from the venom, she got on her bike and rode ...

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 ... Similar to human adult teeth, death adders have replacement fangs growing behind the active ones, so when a fang is lost, a new ...

With close to 4,000 people being bitten by snakes in South Africa every year, concerns are being raised about the lack of anti-venom at local hospitals. The problem does not only affect snake bite ...