Mississippi is home to 56 species of snakes and the vast majority are harmless when it comes to humans. However, six of the species in Mississippi are venomous and can inflict a nasty bite if not ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts the unique golden lancehead pit viper. This critically endangered ...

Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups ...

Amid the sad news of Ifunanya Nwangene's death, explore the deadliest snakes in Nigeria and Africa, including species ...

South America’s Fer-De-Lance carries a potent hemotoxic venom. Theeastern brown snake is Australia’s deadliest due to human proximity, as it bites many people every year. The puff adder is the ...

There are 600 species of venomous snakes across the world, and their bites account for over 130,000 deaths annually and three times that number of permanent disabilities, mostly in Asia and Africa.

A Nigerian woman recounted how she survived a viper bite as a student after failing to get antivenom at a hospital, sparking ...

The recurrence of snakes in homes in the past few days has gotten many Nigerians worried and in search of how such dreaded situations could be prevented. The death of Ifunanya, also known as Nanyah, ...