Pit vipers also carry venom in twin glands behind their eyes, delivered through movable fangs that can be folded up against ...

Russell’s viper is one of the most dangerous snakes in India, responsible for nearly 1/2 of all snake bites. It’s often found in urbanized areas, drawn to the abundant rodent population. The viper’s ...

The Indian saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is one of the most infamous and dangerous Indian snakes. These venomous snakes are known for their speed, aggression and powerful venom, which makes them ...

But which is the fastest snake in the world? The sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), also known as the desert sidewinding horned viper, is the fastest-moving snake. It can travel at speeds ...

The don't-tread-on-me yellow-colored snakes are known for the modified scales above their eyes that look like eyelashes -- ...

If you find yourself bitten by a snake in India, there’s a very good chance that the culprit is either the Russell’s viper, common krait, Indian cobra or the Indian saw-scaled viper.

The longest poisonous snake in the world, capable of reaching a length of up to 18 feet. King Cobra's venom contains a deadly neurotoxin which can cause paralysis or even death. Saw-Scaled Viper ...

In Bihar, Prakash Mandal arrived at a hospital with a Russell’s Viper snake draped around his neck after a bite. An alarming sight greeted patients and doctors at a hospital in Bihar Tuesday ...

A Russell's Viper - one of the most venomous snakes in the world - bit a man in Bihar's Bhagalpur. What he did next was unexpected. The man, Prakash Mandal, grabbed the venomous snake by its mouth ...

Noted for their venom, vipers make up a widespread snake family that's represented on most of the world's continents, Australia and Antarctica being the two exceptions. The venom of a pit viper ...