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 ...

A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After ...

Pimpri-Chinchwad: A large number of Russell's vipers (ghonas), a venomous and dangerous reptile snake, are being encountered almost daily by citizens in Pune District's rural areas. Most of this has ...

The first study of a toad mimicking a venomous snake reveals that it likely imitates one of Africa's largest vipers in both appearance and behaviour, according to results published in the Journal of ...

You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It all began in 1857 when British paleontologist Richard Owen discovered 13 ...