Mulford’s initial antivenom product—Antivenin Nearctic Crotalidae—treated bites of North American pit vipers, including rattlesnakes, moccasins, and copperheads. This antivenom was polyvalent, meaning ...

But, for the male snakes, the tendency to bite at night was inversely proportional ... he would step into a room where a pit viper or Bothrops jararaca was held captive. He would gently place ...

A team of researchers decided to take another look at the king cobra, the world’s longest venomous snake. Scientifically ...

Last week, I answered a question about coral snakes. In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads ...

Cottonmouth snakes are often called water moccasins and are one of only four venomous snakes found in North America.

Vipers are venomous snakes that belong to the scientific family Viperidae, which includes hundreds of species spread across ...

Of the 95 dogs analyzed in the study–all of which had been bitten by extremely venomous pit vipers–only five died. “Most dogs will survive if treated promptly and appropriately with adequate ...

In response to a venomous viper bite, Yossi Bezalel stressed that following the Home Front Command’s guidelines saved his ...

It has developed this nifty little device called the Pit Viper 360. Named after the heat-sensing abilities of certain snakes, it is the world's first 360-degree panoramic thermal-imaging tactical ...

Though its venom is dangerous, bites are relatively rare due to its remote habitat. Like other vipers, it strikes quickly, delivering a dose of neurotoxic venom through its retractable fangs. Living ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...