DALLAS — There are even more snakes slithering around the reptile room at the Dallas Zoo, as it welcomed six eyelash pit viper hatchlings on Wednesday. The don't-tread-on-me yellow-colored snakes are ...

Hidden deep in the towering mountains of the Himalayas, one of Asia’s most mysterious venomous snakes has been keeping a major secret for over 160 years. Scientists have now discovered that the ...

For more than 150 years, every pit viper found coiled among the rocks of the Himalaya and Hindu Kush was filed under one name: Gloydius himalayanus, the Himalayan pit viper. That single label covered ...

Asian pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus are notoriously difficult to tell apart and continue puzzling researchers to this day. Some species groups have similar-looking species (different species ...

Himalayan pit vipers are not often seen. However, like other pit vipers, they can be deadly if encountered. Knowing the ...

Mangrove pit viper or green viper or green snake is waiting for its prey on a tree branch while sticking out its tongue to detect prey isolated in black background, nocturnal animals© Memen ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long animal with red eyes in the mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Colombia. Photo from hector orjuela via Unsplash ...

Last week I answered a question about coral snakes. In this column I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, ...