Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.

From rubber tappers in Liberia to sugar cane farmers in South Africa, bites from venomous snakes are a constant worry. 1 In sub-Saharan Africa—which is home to green and black mambas, spitting cobras, ...

Rinkhals snakes, commonly mistaken for cobras because of their distinctive hood, are among South Africa’s most intriguing reptiles. Despite their cobra-like appearance, they are a separate species ...

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

While a new scorpion anti-venom shows promise, not all stings have a remedy. May 14, 2009— -- Certain members of the animal kingdom have a talent for torture, as those of us who have been unlucky ...

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite ...