Best Science Stories of 2025
Using quantum mechanics to track trains Steve Foot and Steve Venables, TFL & Joe Cotter, Imperial College London…
Woodrats have a trick to protect against rattlesnake venom
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A genetic…
People Are Buying Rare Pit Viper Snakes After Seeing ‘Zootopia 2’
iStockphoto / Tanto Yensen As far as box office hits go, Walt Disney Animation has a massive success…
What’s So Dangerous About The Eastern Brown Snake?
Via iStockphoto / @ourcow TikTok Australia has a reputation for dangerous animals—and for good reason. As noted by…
Giant python captured behind home in Malaysia, villagers ‘shocked’
A python measuring 21 feet and weighing more than 200 pounds was captured this week behind a home…
Anacondas became giants long before humans walked the Earth
Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas…
Anacondas Are the Rare Prehistoric Giants That Never Shrank, Ssssstudy Reveals
During the Middle to Upper Miocene period (12.4 to 5.3 million years ago), giant animals walked—and slithered—the Earth…
Reptile Wrangler’s ‘Mind Blown’ By Snake’s Remarkable Survival Trick
For nearly a decade, Gavin Smith of ACT Snake Removals has been rescuing and relocating reptiles across the…
As the weather gets warmer and snakes come out, here’s how to stay safe this summer
Share Tweet Share Share Email South Australians are facing an increase in snake activity as summer approaches, prompting…
​5 lesser-known dangerous animals around the world​
Mosquitoes are considered the world’s most dangerous animals, responsible for approximately 725,000 deaths annually, according to BBC Wildlife.…
How snakes strike in under 100 milliseconds: Inside the speed, precision and mechanics of their attacks |
The ability of venomous snakes to strike with remarkable speed has become a subject of growing interest among…
Vipers reach prey within 100 milliseconds
Rachel Mealey: Would you sign up for the job of tempting snakes to lunge at artificial prey in…