A snake with deep black skin and large, dark eyes has been confirmed as a newly identified species on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. The animal, now formally named Dendrelaphis atra, was found ...

The night snake, whose scientific classification is Hypsiglena torquata, is a small nocturnal snake found in a broad but ...

For decades, biologists assumed a single ‘turtle tick’ crawled across much of Asia. Now detailed DNA and microscope work show ...

Abstract: Accurate reservoir water level forecasting is critical for water resource management and flood mitigation in monsoon-affected regions like Vietnam. Traditional methods approaches fail to ...

To capture snake strikes on video, scientists put medical gel on a stick and warmed it to mimic the body temperature of a mammal. Then, they waited for the snakes to attack. Oliver Neuman via ...

For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have slithered across Earth. These ancient, chemical weapon-wielding reptiles owe their evolutionary success in part to the effectiveness of their bite, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A venomous snake bite is not something you ever want to encounter on ...

“They are the ones that have to be able to strike as quickly as possible,” says Alistair Evans, a zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne. It typically takes mammals between 60 to 400 milliseconds ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." When you purchase through links on ...

Just because an animal is venomous doesn’t always mean it is “un-pettable.” Here are a couple of noteworthy exceptions. To most people, the term “venomous reptile” evokes images of cobras flaring ...