We’re close to nature, maybe too close sometimes.” Hummel was pulling weeds from a juniper bush, working on expanding his ...

With the rise in human-snake encounters, experts dispel myths and explain why snakes are nature’s best pest control service ...

As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, encounters in residential areas increase significantly. Knowing which species are venomous and how to distinguish them is important and might ...

The two drugs were tested against Russell’s vipers venom sourced from different States across India. Russell’s vipers are responsible for over half of India’s snakebite cases.

Russell's viper. Credit: Rushikesh lohar/ CC BY-SA 4.0 The potency of snake venom lies in its toxic enzymes that have evolved over millions of years through a never-ending battle between snakes ...

Russell's viper venom is a hemotoxin, which means that it destroys blood cells and tissues. A bite from a Russell's viper can cause severe pain, swelling, and bleeding.

As per Forbes, Gaboon Viper is inject between 200 to 1000 milligrams of venom per bite. This quantity of venom surpasses the quantity of the inland taipan and Russell’s viper in venom yield.

The Incident: A Bite, a Fall, and a Fight for Life On the evening of February 28, 2025, at around 5:30 PM, Yash Pardeshi, was bitten by Russell’s Viper, one of India's deadliest snakes.

Russell's viper kills and maims more people than any other snake species, say scientists. Now researchers in India have found that the characteristics of its venom can be predicted by local climate.

But the factors driving variation in Russell’s viper venom were unknown until now. The research team analyzed venom samples from 115 snakes collected at 34 locations across India.