A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After ...

From butterflies to birds, many harmless animals have evolved to look like their more deadly counterparts. But when a researcher in Thailand picked up what he thought was a non-venomous mock viper, he ...

Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da ...

Spain boasts a considerable number of different species of snakes, and there are 11 species found on the Iberian peninsula.

Tuesday was no ordinary day for Roger Britz, who happened upon an aggressive snake in Tacoma during his lunch break. “I just happened to be walking underneath the Lincoln bridge, heading back to work, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police and health officials in Virginia raced against time to help save the life of a man in Richmond who was bitten by his own pet viper, listed as one of the deadliest ...

In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

A Virginia man fought for survival after he was bitten by a deadly African Pit Viper he was keeping as a pet. The man was rushed to a Richmond hospital where staff raced to treat him with antivenom, ...

The reptile, whose name in Hebrew is Land of Israel Viper, lives in the Jewish state, the West Bank, parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (JTA) — Israel declared as its national snake a species that is ...

A San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist was bitten Monday by a venomous snake while they were in an area away from the public, an official said. The worker was taken to the hospital for evaluation ...