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The inland taipan carries enough venom to kill dozens of humans, yet most Australians will never encounter one in the wild- Quote of the day by 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin: ‘Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are…’ – A wild lesson in awareness and trust
- How Australian skinks developed immunity to deadly snake venom: Breakthrough research may transform antivenom science
- Snake on a plane: Australia flight delayed for two hours after a green snake found aboardA Virgin Australia flight faced delay at Melbourne Airport. A green tree snake was discovered in the cargo hold. The flight VA337 was bound...02 Jul, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
- Man exposes himself to lethal snake venom 856 times; helps scientists develop world's 'most broadly effective' antidoteScientists have developed a potentially universal antivenom. This uses antibodies from Timothy Friede, who self-immunized against snake ven...03 May, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
- Kids swing dead python as skipping rope in horrifying viral video; internet SHOCKEDA shocking video from Woorabinda, Queensland, shows children using a dead black-headed python as a skipping rope while an adult records the...10 Mar, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
- Year of the Snake: Customs, predictions, and everything else you need to know about Lunar Year 2025Millions in Asia and beyond celebrated Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake with vibrant festivities and cultural rituals. Maj...29 Jan, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
- 16-foot-python captured slithering across house’s ceilings in Australia; Could this happen in a US state?As a rule, pythons are not native to Louisiana but as in Australia, the reptiles are popular pets and quite often are released into the wil...01 Sep, 2023, 01.25 AM IST
- Massive python roof startles locals in Queensland, AustraliaA large python measuring approximately five meters in length and weighing around 15 kg was spotted slithering across the roof of a house in...30 Aug, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
- Snake in Aussie pacer Mitchell Johnson's Lucknow hotel roomMitchell Johnson, who is in India to take part in a veteran's T20 league, spotted the snake in his hotel room in Lucknow on Monday.21 Sep, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
- Airbnbs on planes for slithering stowawaysOnce just a movie, Snakes on a Plane aren’t flights of imagination now15 Jun, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
- Australian snakes have Asian origins: StudySydney, Nov 2 (IANS) Ancient species of Australian lizards and snakes, including some of the world's most deadliest, migrated from Asia to ...02 Nov, 2017, 09.52 AM IST
- Ancient snakes both like eels, burrowed like wormsCanberra, Aug 23 (IANS) Ancient snakes may have been more adept at moving through water and living underground than their contemporary coun...23 Aug, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
- Bee, wasp stings more dangerous than snake, spider bitesSydney, Jan 17 (IANS) An Australian research has discovered that venom from bees and wasps, rather than those from jellyfish, spiders or sn...17 Jan, 2017, 08.37 AM IST
- Venom from deadly Asian snake may help develop improved painkillersThe snake with electric blue stripes and neon-red head and tail grows up to two metres long. Its venom glands extend to 60 centimetres.31 Oct, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
- Venom of Asia's rare snake could create new painkillersCanberra, Oct 31 (IANS) Venom derived from one of the Southeast Asia's rarest snakes can be turned into non-addictive painkiller drug that ...31 Oct, 2016, 01.52 PM IST
- Rare sea snakes thought to be extinct found in AustraliaScientists have discovered two critically endangered species of sea snakes off the coast of Western Australia, which were thought to be ext...21 Dec, 2015, 05.10 PM IST
- Evolution and venomous snakes: Diet distinguishes look-alikes on two continentsOn opposite sides of the globe over millions of years, the snakes of North America and Australia independently evolved similar body types t...13 Jun, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
- 15-ft-long king cobra caught in Andhra Pradesh, released in forestThe veterinarians, who examined the rare reptile, found it to be pregnant, forest officials said.15 Apr, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
- Kerala mud snake genetically related to Chinese water snakeLinking it to a chance migration through the coastal waters between China and India, researchers have found that Kerala’s mud snakes are ge...08 Jan, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
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