Snake sightings near South African homes increased due to rodents, shelter and water sources. Here’s what attracted them and ...

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...

There are hundreds of deadly snakes in the world, but only a few that actually want to eat you—and have the size to do it. A 2011 research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.