Oklahoma is home to not only large but also dangerous snakes, all of which are found in a variety of habitats around the ...

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

Montana may seem like a state that would be a snake’s playground, but in reality, there are only 10 snake species that call ...

Harmless snakes can strike just as fast as venomous ones. For many snakes, striking can serve two important purposes: catch prey and defend against predators.

Watch as this venomous pit viper shows its deadly temper! With a strike that could be life-threatening, see the raw power and danger of one of nature’s most feared snakes.

From their upturned noses to their dramatic performances of playing dead, eastern hognose snakes are interesting and ...

Rattlesnakes are part of the venomous viper family, thought to have the fastest strikes of any snakes. That is, until researchers decided to run a few experiments.

Vipers—venomous snakes such as rattlesnakes and cottonmouths—are commonly thought to possess the quickest strikes. Not so fast, according to three researchers at the University of Louisiana at ...

Whether a wild cottonmouth snake will attempt to strike in an encounter depends on its baseline stress level, according to a team of scientists led by undergraduate researcher Mark Herr.

There were also brief shots of a Gaboon viper, a gorgeous thick-bodied denizen of Africa with the longest fangs of any snake at 2 inches. Yikes!

Quick rendering shows one Dodge Viper on AeroDisc wheels, a design created for a competition ran by wheel-maker Rotiform ...