Unlike most animals’ weapons — like claws, horns or teeth — snake venom is in a perpetual race with the defenses of their prey. Snakes upgrade their venom; rodents and amphibians upgrade their ...

Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.

A rare Malayan blue coral snake's potent venom, containing calliotoxin, is showing promise for developing non-addictive painkillers. This toxin uniquely interacts with nerve cells, offering insights ...

The Malayan blue coral snake’s venom contains calliotoxin, a powerful toxin that may inspire non-addictive, next-generation ...