Black mambas are fast, lethally venomous and, when threatened, highly aggressive. Stories of their deadliness abound, and they have been aggrandized in African myth.
The Gaboon viper is found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. The world's heaviest viper snake, it lies in waiting, ready to sink all 2.2 inches (5.6 cm) of its fangs into its prey.
What tidings will the Year of the Snake bring? The New Year's season is implacably festive, but given the destructive power of the snake sign, many worry that this year will bite.
What tidings will the Year of the Snake bring? The New Year's season is implacably festive, but given the destructive power of the snake sign, many worry that this year will bite.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
What tidings will the Year of the Snake bring? The New Year's season is implacably festive, but given the destructive power of the snake sign, many worry that this year will bite.
What tidings will the Year of the Snake bring? The New Year's season is implacably festive, but given the destructive power of the snake sign, many worry that this year will bite.
Snake the Planet uses projection mapping techniques to project the classic game on to any available surface. Windows, signs and even people become pixelated obstacles in the game.
Snake the Planet uses projection mapping techniques to project the classic game on to any available surface. Windows, signs and even people become pixelated obstacles in the game.
The giant snakehead is a gregarious fish, with the young often following their mother closely. Protective mothers will attack men who have disturbed the snakehead's school.
Tarsiers, primarily insectivorous, can catch insects mid-flight as they jump from limb to limb. They are also known to prey on small vertebrates, such as birds, snakes and bats.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
Because their digestive process is so energy-consuming, snakes will often regurgitate food if threatened by a predator; otherwise, they'd be sitting ducks!
With their choice of prey, kingsnakes rank high among gourmet diners of the serpent clan. Its practice of eating venomous snakes makes it exceptional among the reptiles.
With their choice of prey, kingsnakes rank high among gourmet diners of the serpent clan. Its practice of eating venomous snakes makes it exceptional among the reptiles.
With their choice of prey, kingsnakes rank high among gourmet diners of the serpent clan. Its practice of eating venomous snakes makes it exceptional among the reptiles.
Instead of blending into the background, the animal impersonator often uses a daredevil strategy of making itself more conspicuous to predators, passing itself off as a toxic fish or sea snake.
Roberto Cavalli’s show was set in a clear-roofed marquee – and, instead of models, a tribe of snakeskin-wearing, fringed and tasseled primitives strode out of them.