A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After ...

Warning: Watching this Sahara sand viper do its wiggly thing with its undulating scales and still head will either mesmerize you or make your skin crawl. Please be advised. Ever crawl into bed after 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 ...

An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife has been sentenced to life in jail in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases. Sooraj Kumar set loose a highly venomous Russell ...

While on a field trip in Thailand with his colleagues, researcher Colin Strine of Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, was met with one of Nature’s fake-out moments.

The reptile, whose name in Hebrew is Land of Israel Viper, lives in the Jewish state, the West Bank, parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (JTA) — Israel declared as its national snake a species that is ...

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, ...

Vipers are remarkably versatile and adaptive creatures. They are found in nearly all areas of the United States. There are many viper species including Arizona Black Rattlesnake and the Western ...

Vipers execute strikes in a mere 40-90 milliseconds, significantly faster than human visual or spinal reflexes. These ballistic, pre-programmed movements, powered by specialized muscles and hinged ...