King Cobra and Russell’s Viper, both highly venomous snakes, exhibit significant differences in venom type, behavioral traits ...

The Russell's viper, on the other hand, yields less venom per bite, generally 0.5-1 milliliters. Though the Russell's viper venom is just as toxic, ...

A rare, deadly Russell's viper snake with two heads was spotted in India last week, British news agency SWNS reported. The snake was spotted outside a residence in Maharashtra, in western India ...

Russell's Viper is trending on Bangladeshi social media, and misinformation about the snake is causing panic among citizens. Contrary to popular belief, Russell’s Viper is not the most venomous snake ...

A stock photo shows a Russell's viper, one of the most dangerous snakes in India. Ram0208/Getty. CLS is a common side effect of a Russell's viper bite, but it does not usually occur after anti ...

Russell’s Viper misconceptions spread panic in Bangladesh; Scottish surgeon Patrick Russell came to work in India during British rule. He was a herpetologist who first described many of India’s snakes ...

Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is responsible for nearly half of snakebites in neighboring India, but in Bangladesh, where it’s known as chandra bora, it was thought to ...

So even if the opossum peptides work on one sample of Russell viper in the lab, the antidote might not hold up against all Russell vipers, which kill thousands of people a year in India.

A Russell`s viper has been rescued from Dohar in Dhaka by Save Wildlife and Nature (SWAN), a wildlife conservation organization.

The rare two-headed Russell's Viper was rescued from Kalyan's Gandhare Road area on the outskirts of Mumbai, reports Hindustan Times. It measures 11 cm and each of its twin heads come up to around ...