THE indigenous fauna of South Africa was, a century ago, richer in genera and species than that in any other part of the globe. To-day the mammals have largely disappeared, — ruthlessly obliterated, — ...

In some of the world’s hottest and driest places, there live a few snakes that look quite different from others– they have ...

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the ...

While most snake species are solitary hunters, a rare and fascinating few engage in cooperative hunting—a remarkable behavior ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...

Made up of five smaller townships, Snake Park is home to about 5,000 properties built under South Africa's Reconstruction and ...