Snakes usually use venom to attack and subdue or kill their prey, and their venoms tend to cause paralysis or death. But researchers have found that in one group of snakes, venom has evolved; it has ...

A study of spitting cobras, published in Science (22 January 2021 doi 10.1126/science.abb9303) reveals how a combination of venom components have evolved to create an instantly painful venom, not once ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive explanation of how snake venom regulatory systems evolved -- an important example that illuminates the evolution of new complex traits. A new study from ...

Researchers from LSTM's Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions (CSRI) have led an international team investigating the evolutionary origins of a novel defensive trait by snakes - venom ...

It is estimated that every year, over 100,000 human deaths can be attributed to snakebite from the world's 700 venomous snake species - all inflicted in self-defense when the snakes feel threatened by ...

A new study found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising discovery that challenges long-held ideas ...