Brown snakes exhibit remarkable diversity, encompassing harmless garden species and highly venomous ones. Found worldwide, they adapt to various habitats, playing crucial roles in pest control and ...

A rustle in the leaves might reveal more than just a passing breeze—it could be a brown snake. Despite their plain name, brown snakes are remarkably diverse, ranging from small, harmless garden snakes ...

Scientists have uncovered a startling split in the venom of Australia’s Eastern Brown Snake. In the south, bites cause rock-solid blood clots, while in the north, they trigger flimsy clots that ...

Australia, home to the world's most venomous snakes like the Inland Taipan and Eastern Brown Snake, surprisingly reports few snakebite fatalities. Despite over 100 venomous land species, only 2-4 ...

A University of Queensland study suggests the antivenom given to people bitten by Eastern Brown Snakes may not be as effective as it could be, prompting a review of hospital cases. Professor Bryan Fry ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. “I’d been gone for four days and was looking ...

Autumn is an independent journalist and educator who writes about climate, wildlife, biodiversity, and environmental justice and policy. Considered the world’s most venomous snake, Australia’s rare ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

Researchers have uncovered a hidden split in the venom of Australia’s deadly Eastern Brown Snake. Southern populations create rock-solid blood clots, while northern snakes produce fragile clots that ...

The sidewinder rattlesnake gets the prize for the world’s fastest snake. Also known as the desert sidewinding horned viper, it inhabits the arid deserts of the southwestern United States and ...