10 Medical Molecules Discovered In Snake Venom
1 Jararaca: Captopril The most successful drug made from snake venom. The jararaca lives in southeast Brazil, particularly the […]
10 Internet Legends About Snakes
1 Ball pit fears This terrifying legend has been ascribed to virtually every fast food outlet in America. The
10 Snakes With Special Snouts For Digging
1 Beaked burrowing asp Maximum length: 55cm. A shiny black African snake which is seen less in towns and
10 Horned Snakes Species Found On Earth
1 Many-horned adder Maximum length: 75cm. An African species with a horn above each eye, sometimes called the “hornsman”.
10 Snake Groups With Just One Member
1 King cobra Maximum length: 5.85 metres. The king cobra is misnamed, as it doesn’t actually belong to the
10 Mexican Garter Snake Species
1 Blackbelly garter snake Maximum length: 86.4cm. This garter snake is easily recognisable by its vivid black and yellow
11 Snakes Species Found On Madagascar
1 Dumeril’s boa Maximum length: 259cm. One of two large, crushing boas found on Madagascar. Dumeril’s boa is abundant
10 Facts About The Large Eyed Pitviper
1 Familiar to everyone in Bangkok Some pitvipers lurk only in misty mountains, guarded by thick rainforests containing a
10 Of The Eeriest Snake Species
1 Red-tailed coral snake Maximum length: 140.6cm. The red-tailed coral snake (Micrurus mipartitus) is common neurotoxic species, which is
13 Mostly Harmless Hong Kong Snakes
1 Oriental ratsnake Maximum length: 3.7 metres. The most abundant large snake in Hong Kong, and the third longest