Understanding the distinct dangers posed by Cobras, Kraits, and Vipers is crucial for wildlife awareness and snakebite prevention. While Cobras and Vipers are undeniably harmful, the Common Krait is ...

Mock vipers not only look like tree-dwelling vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake ‘fang’ in the front of their mouth, which befools a predator into thinking that they possess ...

High-speed cameras have been used to capture the biting mechanisms of different kinds of snakes, including vipers and the death adder. Thirty-six species were filmed with high-speed cameras biting ...

Nairobi — Agnes Pili was in her kitchen in Kilifi, a town on the coast of Kenya, one sunny afternoon last year preparing lunch for her family when she noticed an uninvited guest. “I was picking up a ...