For much of the 20th century, coal miners used to use canaries as an early warning device against harmful pollutants. Now, scientists may have found a similar use for the world's deadliest snake.

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

One of the world’s deadliest snakes can help sniff out pollution, according to new research. Black Mambas could prove “key players” in tracking pollution – while at the same time keeping ecosystems ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

To do this, they first immunized the camelids with venoms collected from 18 African snake species. Next, they extracted ...

From the deserts of Africa to the forests of Asia, meet the seven deadliest snakes that dominate each continent—except ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Scientists have co-developed the world’s first product-ready, lab-produced, recombinant snakebite antivenom that protects ...

Georgia is home to several venomous snakes, fast-moving birds of prey, and the swamp alphas known as alligators. But there's another animal that's smaller and even more deadly than any of these. What ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...