Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

Scientists captured ultra‑high‑speed video showing vipers strike in under 0.1s. Copperheads occur statewide in North Carolina and cause over 90% of venomous bites. Homeowners should clear brush, ...

To capture snake strikes on video, scientists put medical gel on a stick and warmed it to mimic the body temperature of a mammal. Then, they waited for the snakes to attack. Oliver Neuman via ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A venomous snake bite is not something you ever want to encounter on ...

“They are the ones that have to be able to strike as quickly as possible,” says Alistair Evans, a zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne. It typically takes mammals between 60 to 400 milliseconds ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been morbidly curious about what it would look ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...

A coroner in Australia has ruled that a boy who died in 2021 would have likely survived if the snake bite he received had been medically treated. Instead, the boy’s father thought the 11-year-old had ...

An 11-year-old boy who was bitten by a snake in Australia died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in the death case. Tristian Jaemes Frahm suffered ...

Few snakes are as mesmerizing — or as dangerous — as the Gaboon viper. In this episode, the team moves a pair of albino Gaboon vipers into their new, naturalistic habitat designed to mirror the ...