New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

A venomous rinkhals snake left Mzansi creeped out and amused after a video showed it dramatically playing dead, earning ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.

Scientists used antibodies from alpacas and llamas to create the antidote that protects against venomous African snakes, ...

Around 100,000 people die each year from snake bites, but this new broad-spectrum antivenom protects against 17 deadly ...

A family were horrified to find a cobra slithering through their bathroom. Kriangkrai Saiwong, 39, had gone to use the toilet when he spotted the deadly snake slithering near the bowl in Udon Thani, ...