Join Tyler Nolan as he showcases his massive and stunning Gaboon viper, known for its incredible fangs, thick build, and world-class camouflage. This up-close 1080p video offers a detailed look at one ...

But in the venomous snakes that branched off higher up the tree, the wrinkles are larger – and one wrinkle has developed into a deep channel that carries venom to the fang tip.

The Gaboon viper is the heaviest venomous snake in Africa, stretching up to six feet and weighing as much as 25 pounds. With a broad, leaf-shaped head and patterns that look like dead leaves and ...

LAKE FOREST – A rattlesnake, baring its fangs and shaking its rattle, was the second in three days found in the yard of a home in one of the city’s largest homeowner associations. The snake ...

If they did, fangs presumably would have popped up in other vertebrates. They haven’t. The distinction between front-fanged snakes and rear-fanged snakes goes back centuries, Shine says.

Because of the snake's reclusive and unaggressive nature, along with the fact that its fangs are so far back in its head, it's unusual for people to actually be bitten by a coral snake, he said.

Ever wondered how deadly snakes evolved their fangs? The answer lies in particular microscopic features of their teeth, research led by Flinders University and the South Australian Museum suggests.