This snake isn’t the most venomous snake in ... However, the side effects come when it is already too late: boomslang venom prevents blood from coagulating inside the body, resulting in internal ...

A snake handler in the Western Cape shared a nerve-racking video of himself almost getting bitten by a highly venomous and ...

A young man who has loved snakes from a young age shared that he had been bitten by snakes on many occasions, but still loves being around them and owns a few.

A group of components at work in boomslang venom are snake venom metalloproteinases or SVMPs. Our venom expert Dr Ronald Jenner explains how they work: ‘These are enzymes. They are a broad family of ...

Snake venom is surprisingly complex and can vary ... Snakes utilize venom to control their prey: Some snakes, for example, the Boomslang, use their venom to paralyze their prey, while others ...

Residents are growing more concerned about an increase in snake sightings, and the African Snakebite Institute (ASI) sheds some light on what dangerous snakes the public should look out for and what ...