The venom from this snake can cause painful stinging ... this species has a specialized ability to spit venom with extreme accuracy, reaching distances of up to 2–3 meters.

In other groups of snakes, the teeth can be solid or have a deep groove that acts as a channel for venom. The shape of the fangs varies depending on what the snake prefers eating. Some cobras can also ...

Steve Ludwin has been injecting himself with potent snake venom for decades. For the last 30 years, Steve Ludwin has carried out his controversial practice of collecting venom and injecting himself ...

can spit venom accurately up to 3 meters. Its venom contains neurotoxins and cytotoxins, causing paralysis and severe tissue damage. This nocturnal snake frequently enters homes in search of food ...

Mongooses have a mutated receptor for acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter in the brain, which prevents snake venom from attaching to the receptor and causing harm ...

Snake venom can be remarkably diverse in composition and potency, not only between one species and another but also within ...

The King cobra, the longest venomous snake, depends on a huge strike to inject a fatal dose, whereas the spitting cobra employs a special skill to spit venom, targeting the eyes of its prey or ...

Some Cobras can spit venom from their fangs in the eyes of their enemy to escape from any danger, this is so dangerous that ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

Both the snake and the children seemed totally unphased ... a recent study suggests that African cobras evolved the ability to spit venom as a defensive response to our ancestors around the ...

With close to 4,000 people being bitten by snakes in South Africa every year, concerns are being raised about the lack of anti-venom at local hospitals. The problem does not only affect snake bite ...