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 ...

Heidi Klum transforms into Medusa at her 24th annual Halloween party, featuring stunning prosthetics and a snake-inspired ensemble. See the breathtaking photos that have taken the internet by storm!

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Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm's way.

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Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.

A mysterious and eerie formation in the Sahara has caught NASA's attention—could it be an ancient geological enigma, or ...

Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent ...

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