The evolutionary history of the mock viper, a mildly venomous, widely distributed Asian snake that mimics highly venomous vipers for self-defense, has been solved. The mock viper represents a ...

From butterflies to birds, many harmless animals have evolved to look like their more deadly counterparts. But when a researcher in Thailand picked up what he thought was a non-venomous mock viper, he ...

Across the Indian countryside, a familiar but often unseen threat is quietly changing. Russell’s viper, already one of the ...

Spain boasts a considerable number of different species of snakes, and there are 11 species found on the Iberian peninsula.

An enormous Indian cobra has been recorded slowly eating a five-foot Russell's viper, stretching open its jaws to consume the creature head first, and whole. The Wildlife SOS-GSPCA team were called to ...

Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da ...

Tuesday was no ordinary day for Roger Britz, who happened upon an aggressive snake in Tacoma during his lunch break. “I just happened to be walking underneath the Lincoln bridge, heading back to work, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police and health officials in Virginia raced against time to help save the life of a man in Richmond who was bitten by his own pet viper, listed as one of the deadliest ...

A Virginia man fought for survival after he was bitten by a deadly African Pit Viper he was keeping as a pet. The man was rushed to a Richmond hospital where staff raced to treat him with antivenom, ...