You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

The white lipped tree viper, indigenous to South East Asia, was found in a container that arrived at the Durban harbour. Inset: Warren Dick, a professional snake catcher. Photo: Supplied THE ...

Harmless snakes can apparently squish their heads to look like venomous vipers and avoid getting eaten, scientists find. Vipers such as rattlesnakes are notorious for their venom. They also have ...

From butterflies to birds, many harmless animals have evolved to look like their more deadly counterparts. But when a researcher in Thailand picked up what he thought was a non-venomous mock viper, he ...