Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species of pit viper in Myanmar that seems to blur the very definition of what a ...

A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After ...

Did you know there is no specific antivenom for the Hump-nosed Pit Viper or the King Cobra in India? With cases rising in ...

Imagine walking through the jungle and...BAM! You're bitten by a highly venomous snake! Read our play-by-play and watch the ...

An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife has been sentenced to life in jail in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases. Sooraj Kumar set loose a highly venomous Russell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A venomous snake bit an employee at the San Diego Zoo on Monday, according to zoo officials. A zoo spokesperson said the wildlife ...

Researchers in Cambodia surveyed dozens of previously unexplored caves and found several species never seen before, including a pit viper that is still being studied.

When people consider the most massive venomous snakes on the planet, the king cobra is generally the first species that comes to mind. This is because it is well-known for its enormous length and its ...

Scientists have recently described a new snake from Myanmar that’s turning the usual idea of how we identify species on its ...

From butterflies to birds, many harmless animals have evolved to look like their more deadly counterparts. But when a researcher in Thailand picked up what he thought was a non-venomous mock viper, he ...