image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) ...

A venomous snake with three sharp fangs has been found in an unprecedented discovery in Australia. The death adder with a ...

Different snake species have independently evolved fangs that allow them to inject venom into other animals, either to attack prey or for defence. Now we know how: they turned small wrinkles inside ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of snake in West Africa that relies on an unusual method for inflicting pain on its victims. An international team identified three specimens of the ...

According to new research from a South African university, puff adders could help control rodent populations with incredible efficiency. The research, led by Graham J. Alexander of the University of ...

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

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 ...

For several years now, we've been hearing about "microneedle patches" that deliver medication less painfully and more safely than hypodermic needles. A new take on the technology may allow them to ...

It’s that time of year when snakes begin emerging, like the eastern hognose snake, who has an incredible zombie defense ...

image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) ...