Many snakes, like this Indian cobra (Naja naja) will use their venoms in self-defence, causing millions of bites every year. However, did their venoms evolve for this function? This new study suggests ...

Chennai: When snake catchers from the Chennai wildlife division responded to a call from the CPT campus in Taramani to rescue a snake, they had no idea they were about to encounter a rare spectacle — ...

The King cobra and spitting cobra are two of the most deadly snakes on Earth, both of which have their own deadly features. Although they both have deadly venom, they have vastly different behaviors, ...

BECAUSE of the complexity of venom proteins and their great local and systemic effects, active immunization has been confined to animals utilized in the production of commercial antivenins. In work ...