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

WESTLAND — With a frightening array of creepy, crawly critters, Great Lakes Serpentarium will fittingly open its doors with a ...

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

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

Scientists have decoded venomous snake strikes using advanced 3D video. The study analysed 36 species, revealing varied ...

Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

Encountering a garden snake is often a sign of a healthy ecosystem, with many species being harmless and beneficial pest ...