Vipers are venomous snakes that belong to the scientific family Viperidae, which includes hundreds of species spread across multiple continents. Known for its potent viper venom, retractable fangs ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

This isn't your average snake meet the bush viper whose spine-chilling hiss mimics the sound of a buzz saw. Discover how this ...

From the Smokies to backyard woodpiles, copperheads thrive across Tennessee. Find out where and why they’re so common.

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Science; Snakes; Terrifying two-headed viper snake discovered that could kill a human with a single bite The rare but deadly creature was found outside a home by shocked local Dimple Shah in the ...

This Giant Toad Mimics a Deadly Venomous Viper With the World's Longest Snake Fangs to Avoid Being Eaten. Published Oct 20, 2019 at 7:15 PM EDT Updated Oct 22, 2019 at 12:34 PM EDT. By .

Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, is very dangerous. Thousands of venomous golden lancehead ...

The Academy of the Hebrew Language officially renames the Black Viper to Seraf Ein-Gedi following a recommendation from ...

Trying to save his wife from a diamondback rattler, Jeremy Sutcliffe decapitated the snake with a shovel. But when he went to pick up the head, it bit him — delivering a near deadly dose of venom.