Rinkhals snakes, native to South Africa, are known for their cobra-like hood and remarkable survival strategies. They defend themselves by spitting venom with precision and feigning death when ...

A hooded, venom-spitting snake that was pickled and has been at a museum in Zimbabwe for 40 years has been identified as a new species based on DNA analysis. The snake, named the Nyanga rinkhals ...

(Rian has been working with reptiles for 22 years, and is always available for relocations, reptile-related help, or just to chat snakes.) In the final throes of death, he falls down, twists slowly ...

An experimental recombinant antivenom to protect against bites from some of Africa’s deadliest snakes—including mambas, cobras, and rinkhals—has shown promise in treating mice. The findings, published ...

From rubber tappers in Liberia to sugar cane farmers in South Africa, bites from venomous snakes are a constant worry. 1 In sub-Saharan Africa—which is home to green and black mambas, spitting cobras, ...

A team of international scientists has engineered an eight-nanobody cocktail that neutralizes venom from nearly all major African elapid snakes. Study: Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, ...