Snakes catchers in Queensland, Australia, were called to a home where a family had spotted a brown-colored snake lurking in their child's toy box. Upon investigating the box and shifting toys to one ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, a death adder has been found with three super-sharp, venomous fangs, instead of the usual two. "This is something we've never seen before," Billy Collett, park ...

New research could settle a long-standing controversy over the evolution of deadly snake fangs. In today's issue of the journal Nature an international team of scientists argue that different types of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A snake's lightning-quick bite is the perfect way to inject venom into prey. Aiding and abetting this violent attack are the long, curved fangs snakes have evolved to dose their next meal with venom — ...

image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) ...