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 ...

Research suggests their venom is the fastest-acting of any lancehead snake (Bothrops) and five times as potent as that of a ...

In part to protect this species, but also to protect humans from its fatal venom, tourists are completely ... venomous golden lancehead pit viper (Bothrops insularis). The snakes became trapped ...