The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because of its stealthy behaviour in the way that it hunts by ambushing prey. It ...

The puff adder, Bitis Arietans, one of Africa's most abundant and venomous snake species has long been known to be a master of camouflage, but research has shown that it is the first land animal to be ...

Xavier Glaudas was watching a video of one of the world's deadliest snakes when something made him pause and rewind. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” he says. On the film, a puff adder (Bitis ...

Puff adders are so difficult to detect by scent that trained snake-finding dogs can walk over a live adder without noticing. “The puff adders wouldn’t react, and the dogs would be sniffing on the ...

This is the jaw-dropping moment a cobra eats a puff adder in the middle of the road while the puff adder is still alive. Klaus Bohmer, an engineer and nature enthusiast, captured this rather rare ...

Durban — Work was temporarily halted when workers spotted a puff adder in the area they were working at a cement plant on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. South Coast snake catcher Sarel ...

The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because of its stealthy behaviour in the way that it hunts by ambushing prey. It ...