The venom of Bruno's casque-headed frog is an estimated 25 times more potent than that of Fer-de-lance pit vipers from Central and South America (genus Bothrops). The venom of the Brazilian Greening's ...

One of the world's top-selling medications, lisinopril, originates from an unexpected source: the venom of the Brazilian viper (Bothrops jararaca). Unlike the false promises of 'snake oil,' this ...

In the Central America and northern South America regions, the venomous pit viper Bothrops asper is responsible for most of the fatal and harmful bites. We are venom and antivenom specialists who ...

Research suggests their venom is the fastest-acting of any lancehead snake (Bothrops) and five times as potent as that of a closely related species (Bothrops jararaca) that lives on the mainland ...