BY PAUL ECCLES, ANDJELA MILIVOJEVIC AND RACHEL SCHRAER ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHAFA’ATU SULEIMAN AND LAURA MARGOTTINI He ...

By the time Kamidikolo made it to hospital, snake venom had already started breaking down his skin and muscle. The flesh around the bite was necrotising — dying. The process gives off a smell ...

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Despite the fact that it is a top predator in its own right, there is one natural enemy of the king cobra, and that is the ...

The Andaman cobra is one of the rarest and least known of all cobra species. It is endemic to the Andaman and Little Andaman ...

Discover the dangers of handling snakes in Durban, as a recent incident involving a stiletto snake, highlights the risks and ...

Naomi Lewis was mountain biking along a rainforest path when she fell into the Gympie-Gympie plant and was covered in its ...

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In honour of the Year of the Wood Snake, the National Zoological Garden (NZG) is inviting residents to check out the collection of exotic serpents they have.

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Encountering a rattlesnake in Texas isn’t all that uncommon — but even the residents who have lived in the state for decades wouldn’t expect to find one lounging on their couch watching the NBA ...