Viper Venom

A highly venomoussnake made a long journey from India to Englandrecently.

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat the virus causing COVID-19.

A Russell's viper, one of the most venomous snakes, gave birth to 35 snakelets in a village near Coimbatore on Friday.

A new species of snake has been found in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, an official said on Friday. The new species of reddish brown pit viper - a venomous snake with a unique heat sensing system was found in a forest in West Kameng district by a team of herpetologists led by Ashok Captain, the Forest department official said.

Russel's Viper snake rescued near Odisha school was 4-feet long and weighed about 3 kg. It was probably stuck in the net for 8-10 days, the snake rescuer said.

Senior Congress leader Paresh Dhanani subdued a venomous snake which was found outside his official residence in Gandhinagar, with a video of the episode doing rounds on social media.

A highly venomous snake was found in the VIP lounge of Puducherry airport, prompting the chairman of the Airports Authority of India, Guruprasad Mohapatra, to rush out from the room where he was just sitting for a meeting. The snake was later identified as a viper, whose large hinged fangs can deliver a potent venom.

A Chinese man who was trying to transport 50 venomous serpents in his suitcase for making snake wine has been detained by authorities at a railway station in eastern China.

Reimagine Samuel L Jackson's shocked face at finding a knot of snakes at 40,000 feet above sea level. The Pune police had a similar reaction when they entered a house in Chakan where they discovered over 70 venomous snakes in boxes and gunny bags.

A Russell's Viper, one of the most venomous snakes in the world, has given birth to 35 young ones near a veterinary doctor's house at Hosur in the district, forest department officials said yesterday.

At least 33 hatchlings of the highly venomous Indian Russell's viper, along with the mother snake, were captured alive on Wednesday by forest department staff from the residential premises of the Finance Secretary to Puducherry government and Chief Judge in Puducherry.

A highly venomoussnake made a long journey from India to Englandrecently.

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat the virus causing COVID-19.

A Russell's viper, one of the most venomous snakes, gave birth to 35 snakelets in a village near Coimbatore on Friday.

A new species of snake has been found in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, an official said on Friday. The new species of reddish brown pit viper - a venomous snake with a unique heat sensing system was found in a forest in West Kameng district by a team of herpetologists led by Ashok Captain, the Forest department official said.

Russel's Viper snake rescued near Odisha school was 4-feet long and weighed about 3 kg. It was probably stuck in the net for 8-10 days, the snake rescuer said.

Senior Congress leader Paresh Dhanani subdued a venomous snake which was found outside his official residence in Gandhinagar, with a video of the episode doing rounds on social media.

A highly venomous snake was found in the VIP lounge of Puducherry airport, prompting the chairman of the Airports Authority of India, Guruprasad Mohapatra, to rush out from the room where he was just sitting for a meeting. The snake was later identified as a viper, whose large hinged fangs can deliver a potent venom.

A Chinese man who was trying to transport 50 venomous serpents in his suitcase for making snake wine has been detained by authorities at a railway station in eastern China.

Reimagine Samuel L Jackson's shocked face at finding a knot of snakes at 40,000 feet above sea level. The Pune police had a similar reaction when they entered a house in Chakan where they discovered over 70 venomous snakes in boxes and gunny bags.

A Russell's Viper, one of the most venomous snakes in the world, has given birth to 35 young ones near a veterinary doctor's house at Hosur in the district, forest department officials said yesterday.

At least 33 hatchlings of the highly venomous Indian Russell's viper, along with the mother snake, were captured alive on Wednesday by forest department staff from the residential premises of the Finance Secretary to Puducherry government and Chief Judge in Puducherry.