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 ...

Most people believe all snakes lay eggs, but the Gaboon viper is a fascinating exception. This heavy-bodied reptile gives ...

A newly identified species of green pit viper snake has been named in honor of Virginia Commonwealth University professor Peter Uetz, Ph.D. The snake species, found in central and southern Myanmar, ...

A week-long snake room transformation brings new lighting, heating and carefully timed controls to dozens of enclosures.

The Russell's Viper is one of roughly 1,000 reptiles that get venom extracted at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Powell County. The properties of the snake’s venom are unlike other snakes, however, and it ...

Over the weekend, 12 St. Lucia Lancehead Vipers were born at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade. St. Lucia Lancehead Vipers are native only to the small Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The Kentucky ...

Viper-mimicking snake from Asia is a unique branch in the reptile evolutionary tree The evolutionary history of the mock viper has been solved by an international research team led by scientists from ...

Mock vipers not only look like tree-dwelling vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake ‘fang’ in the front of their mouth, which befools a predator into thinking that they possess ...