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

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

Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms.

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their ...

A young Australian boy bit by a snake died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in the death case.