Discover interesting facts about snakes, from how they hunt and eat, to why they don't have legs.

Vipers like the timber rattlesnakes and the eastern diamondbacks are venomous snakes with long formidable fangs. They derive their family name Viperidae from the Latin vivus, “alive” and parer ...

and the Gaboon viper with its triangular head and long fangs. Each snake also has unique adaptations crucial to their survival in diverse ecosystems. Snakes are of all sizes and shapes ...

The Gaboon viper is native to rainforests of central, eastern, and western Africa. It is not an aggressive snake, but its two-inch fangs are the longest of any venomous snake, and it produces more ...