Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...

Earlier this year, I answered a question about coral snakes. The following addresses the major group of venomous snakes found in the South ó pit vipers. The Southeast has five species of pit vipers.

Last week I answered a question about coral snakes. In this column I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, ...

For the first time, researchers have sequenced a habu genome, that of the Taiwan habu, and compared it to that of its sister species. A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause ...

In a startling encounter, a four-foot-long green pit viper, known locally as the 'bamboo snake', was spotted by a vigilant forest patrol team within the lush confines of the Bareysarn range in the ...

Scientists bought “snake liquor” in North Korea and identified its contents as the country’s first confirmed records of three venomous species of pit vipers. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In hopes of ...

Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at the ...

Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...

'Zootopia 2 helps give reptile pets a better image – they’re not oddballs...,' said one man who recently bought an Indonesian pit viper Zootopia 2 character Gary De'Snake is growing in popularity on ...