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 ...

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

Around 100,000 people die each year from snake bites, but this new broad-spectrum antivenom protects against 17 deadly ...