Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms.

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

All venomous snake strikes look alike, but different species have evolved distinct fangs, speeds, and techniques. Watch how ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

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 ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

Every year, venomous snakes kill more people worldwide than sharks, lions, and wolves combined—yet most of us barely give ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Snake envenomation statistics vary from region to region worldwide. In countries with limited or no access to antivenom, the risk of death from a venomous bite is significantly higher. Even in ...

A young Australian boy bit by a snake died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in ...

A species of snake has been noted biting and injecting venom into humans after the snake is dead. Getty Images/iStock Photo As darkness descended on a man’s chicken coops in Sivasagar, India, he ...