Chen Yuanhui has spent more than four decades studying one of China’s rarest venomous snakes, even though his work has cost ...

After an IUCN listing, black-market prices for the viper soared past US$150,000 each, but Chen refused all offers to sell ...

The evolutionary history of the mock viper, a mildly venomous, widely distributed Asian snake that mimics highly venomous vipers for self-defense, has been solved. The mock viper represents a ...

Viper venom never switched on a single pain nerve in a new lab test, so the pain after a bite comes from tissue damage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A video of a venomous snake is drawing interest online for one — well, two — clear reasons: When the snake ...

Meet the world’s deadliest snake: the saw-scaled viper. Scientists believe that this viper is responsible for more human deaths than all other snakes combined. And while technically its venom isn’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. If you see a viper strike, you’re already too late.

Off the coast of Brazil lies a small, forested island that no ordinary traveler is permitted to visit. Its name says most of ...