The dangerousness of a snake species can be measured in multiple ways. Here is a look at the deadliest snakes based on the ...

For much of the 20th century, coal miners used to use canaries as an early warning device against harmful pollutants. Now, scientists may have found a similar use for the world's deadliest snake.

There is a mysterious island just 20 miles off the coast of southeastern Brazil that is so infested with deadly snakes that ...

One of the world's deadliest snakes can help sniff out pollution, according to new research. Black Mambas could prove "key players" in tracking pollution - while at the same time keeping ecosystems ...

Two venomous snakes, the desert-dwelling Sidewinder and the African Black Mamba, showcase remarkable evolutionary adaptations ...