There are roughly 3,000 snake species on Earth, and about 600 of them are venomous. That sounds terrifying, but most snakes ...

Beneath the waves are millions of dangerous sea creatures – and they exist on every continent, from Oceania to Asia and ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered a startling split in the venom of Australia’s Eastern Brown Snake. In the south, bites cause rock-solid blood clots, while in the north, they trigger flimsy clots that ...

One of the world's deadliest snakes can help sniff out pollution, according to new research. Black Mambas could prove "key players" in tracking pollution - while at the same time keeping ecosystems ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm after an unusually high number of sightings of sea snakes washed up on beaches in Australia. Over a dozen highly venomous sea snakes have washed up dead or become ...