New research has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent.

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that ...

Writhing in pain on a hospital bed in a Kenyan coastal town, teenage snakebite victim Shukurani Konde Tuva faced the grim reality of his left leg being amputated from above the knee. The 14-year-old ...

Teen bitten by puff adder in Kenya faces leg amputation after antivenom fails, highlighting urgent need for better snakebite treatment.

Head herpetologist, Geofrey Maranga, handles an African puff adder during an extraction of it's venom to be used in research for the local production of antivenom at the Kenya Snakebite Research and ...

The 14-year-old was bitten by a puff adder -- a venomous snake and the most common snakebite in sub-Saharan Africa -- while eating outdoors in his village near the town of Malindi more than a month ...

Zakaria Muturi, 37, a puff adder bite survivor, that left him missing a finger on his right hand and now working as a senior venomous snake handler and community liason from the Watamu Snake Farm ...

Watch as we take on the ultimate challenge — freehandling one of Africa's deadliest snakes, the Puff Adder! Known for its lightning-fast strikes and powerful venom, this heart-stopping moment ...

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