Neurotoxic venom directly attacks the nerves and prevents the brain from receiving or sending signals to the muscles. Snake ...

In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a ...

A venomous snake with three sharp fangs has been found in an unprecedented discovery in Australia. The death adder with a rare mutation was spotted during a venom milking programme at the Australian ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

When a venomous snake sinks its fangs, a complex mixture of toxic proteins, enzymes and other molecular substances is ...

Saw-scaled vipers may be small, but they pack a nasty venomous punch. This one, Echis carinatus sochureki, was used in a study on snake venom. When a saw-scaled viper sinks its fangs into a person, it ...

The beauty of modern medicine is that it is often derived from the most unexpected places. Here’s how a snake and a hornet venom could help us save lives. Venom is a specialized secretion used by ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day ...