A deadly shortage of venom antidote has spurred a little-known group of scientists in Costa ... is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snake anti­venoms, and the only one in Central ...

The power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its potency, or even the prey animal ...

This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom. Flickr user Joe Townsend When he returned home to France after a stay in Costa Rica in 1983, Jean-Pierre Rosso ...

The venom of one of the world's deadliest snakes is even stronger in dry weather, reveals new research. Russell's viper kills and maims more people than any other snake species, say scientists.