Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms.

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Different snakes put their own spin on striking their prey. Scientists captured the powerful attacks on camera ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Dozens of species of snakes have been captured on high-speed cameras, with researchers finding vipers were the fastest, but an Australian snake was not far behind.

New broad-spectrum antivenom, made up of just eight nanobodies to counter venom from diverse sub-Saharan African snake ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

Vipers launched from coils with smooth, explosive acceleration. If the first stab wasn’t perfect, they “walked” a fang out ...