The four types of venomous snakes native to Kansas all share the same distinctive physical feature, a heat-sensitive pit in ...

The range of venomous snakes could look a lot different globally ... animals," Martinez said in a statement. The west African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) could see a 251% increase in habitable ...

However some snakes, including the variable bush viper endemic to Africa and the hognosed pit viper of the Americas were projected to lose more than 70% of their range. “As more land is ...

Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...

researchers caught several snakes, took a closer look at them, tested their DNA and realized they’d discovered a new species: Trimeresurus cryptographicus, or the cryptic green pit viper.