The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a small, venomous snake native to the arid regions of southern Africa, particularly in deserts and savannas. It gets its name from the distinctive horn-like ...

Thornscrub Hook-Nose Snake Native to northern Mexico and southern Arizona, this species has beautiful red, black, and white markings on the body that is considered the most colorful of any desert ...

The article highlights six of the ugliest snakes on the planet, focusing on their bizarre and creepy appearances. Examples ...

Photo from Yasin Yusuf via Unsplash At first glance, the young creature caught in a desert of eastern Africa ... often misidentified group of snakes known as African House snakes, they wrote ...

But as fires in the Big Desert become more common, populations of the snake have declined. Zoos Victoria senior biologist in herpetology Nick Clemann said in the late 70s and early 80s ...