A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers in checked-in baggage was stopped after flying into Mumbai, India, from ...

In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, cottonmouths and three kinds of rattlesnakes ...

In this column I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, cottonmouths and three kinds of rattlesnakes, all 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 bushmaster. Despite being the largest pit viper in the world, this snake was incredibly calm and docile. Throughout the entire encounter it never once struck or acted defensive. It simply ...

Then there are the pit vipers. Found in a wide variety of habitats, from jungles to deserts, these snakes use powerful infrared sensors located near their nostrils to hunt for prey in the darkness ...

Asian pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus are notoriously difficult to tell apart and continue puzzling researchers to this day. Some species groups have similar-looking species (different ...