A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India. After ...

Pimpri-Chinchwad: A large number of Russell's vipers (ghonas), a venomous and dangerous reptile snake, are being encountered almost daily by citizens in Pune District's rural areas. Most of this has ...

The Russell's Viper is one of roughly 1,000 reptiles that get venom extracted at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Powell County. The properties of the snake’s venom are unlike other snakes, however, and it ...

The Russell’s viper was thought to be nearly extinct in Bangladesh for many decades. Wildlife biologists were unaware of how widespread the Russell viper is in the country until 2013. The snake’s ...

A man in India has died after snake venom caused his blood vessels to leak, even following treatment with 30 bottles of antivenom. The 40-year-old male patient was rushed to Midnapore Medical College ...

Navi Mumbai: In a rare wildlife incident, the Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) rescued a white-coloured Russell’s viper from Sector 8, ‘A’ Vrindavan Society Compound in Rabale on Thursday. India’s ...

In the shadowed fields and humble homes of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, four unassuming snakes silently claim more lives than Hollywood's cinematic monsters. These species, known as ...

Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is found across the Indian subcontinent and is responsible for over 40% of snake bite-related deaths in India each year. Its venom is extremely variable, and snake ...

A student in Madhya Pradesh had a close call. He unknowingly rode his motorcycle for two kilometers with a venomous Russell's Viper hidden under the seat. People had warned him about a snake near his ...