12 Things You Should Know About Rattlesnakes
It's a myth that these venomous vipers will always shake its rattle before attacking, but a rattlesnake bite still packs a punch.
It's a myth that these venomous vipers will always shake its rattle before attacking, but a rattlesnake bite still packs a punch.
It’s all about how it enters the body.
Scorpions in the Buthidae family make more than 100 different toxins, most of which we still don't understand.
A long-lasting chemical compound in the venom of platypuses and echidnas helps regulate blood sugar.
The Southern grasshopper mouse is shockingly tough.
Herpetologist Karl P. Schmidt didn't know his bite was lethal, and stayed curious and discovery-oriented until the very end.
Venomous bites can paralyze and kill prey. But what happens when a snake is exposed to its own toxins?