In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

Gaboon Viper: Snakes are indeed one of the most mysterious creatures in the world. They are one of the most brutal killers of nature, and they show no mercy to their prey. Interestingly, snakes are ...

Get up close with Gaboon vipers, known for having the longest fangs of any snake, and learn about their behavior and habitat. Warning. Do not replicate or reenact anything you see in these videos.

The mystery of the mock viper—a unique species of snake that mimics other highly venomous species—has finally been solved by scientists. The mock viper, native to Asia, is only mildly venomous itself, ...

Mock vipers not only look like tree-dwelling vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake ‘fang’ in the front of their mouth, which befools a predator into thinking that they possess ...

image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) ...

Saw-scaled vipers may be small, but they pack a nasty venomous punch. This one, Echis carinatus sochureki, was used in a study on snake venom. When a saw-scaled viper sinks its fangs into a person, it ...

From the deserts of the American Southwest to the jungles and villages of Africa, vipers are notorious for their bad attitudes, diamond-shaped heads, and the longest snake fangs on Earth. But these ...