A B.C. man who suffered a potentially deadly snake bite in Costa Rica – that left him weeping tears of blood – is recovering in a Vancouver hospital thanks to the quick work of a medical team and an ...

In an article published in PNAS, researchers affiliated with Butantan Institute describe the genome of Bothrops jararaca and suggest the origin of genes responsible for toxins in its venom. “In ...

In the heart of Brazil lies Ilha de Queimada Grande, an eerie yet captivating habitat swarming with countless golden ...

The island of Queimada Grande, off the coast of southeastern Brazil, is the kingdom of a snake called Bothrops insularis. Pit vipers related to rattlesnakes but much more poisonous, they swarm in the ...