Zai and Rom Whitaker’s latest book for young readers, The Book of Indian Snakes, tackles common misconceptions surrounding snakes, highlighting their utility to humans ...

Imagine a fight between two of India’s most venomous and dangerous snakes-- the mighty King Cobra and the stealthy Indian Krait, also known as the Common Krait. One is the longest venomous snake on ...

James (The Music of the Spheres) tells the gritty and sad story of Joe Slowinski, a flamboyant and well-known herpetologist who died in Burma in 2001, aged 38, from the poisonous bite of a krait snake ...

In the diverse world of reptiles, snakes are the most feared of all. They occupy a chilling yet fascinating place. Often heard in mythology, feared in reality and misunderstood in science, these ...

Researchers have described a new species of venomous snake, from one of the deadliest and most medically significant groups of snakes in Asia. The Suzhen’s krait is found in rice fields and streams in ...

In 2001, the famous herpetologist Joseph B. Slowinski died from snakebite by an immature black-and-white banded krait, while leading an expedition team in northern Myanmar. The very krait that caused ...