A fourth kind of venom exists in sea snakes and is known as myotoxic. It leads to severe and instant muscular paralysis ...

In India, for example, antivenom that works well in one area might be completely useless in another-even if the bite comes from the same type of snake. This is because venom changes with the local ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

However, the same venom that causes harm is also used to create a life-saving remedy known as an antidote or antivenom. Snakes have different types of venom, which are primarily derived from their ...

Unlike most scorpions, which can only release their venom by stinging, the new species can “spray” and even “flick” two types of venom at distances of up to 14 inches, the study said.