VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police and health officials in Virginia raced to help save the life of a man in Richmond who was bitten by his own pet viper, which is listed as one of the world’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Gaboon viper is an African snake species that is ...

King cobra and Gaboon viper are two of the most dangerous snakes on earth, and both of them have different characteristics. Both snakes inhabit different parts of the world, but they are similar when ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State police helped rush an anti-venom treatment to a Virginia hospital after a man was bitten by his pet African Pit Viper, authorities said Sunday. SEE ALSO |Some snakes 'likely ...

Officers with the Virginia State Police raced against time to deliver anti-venom to a hospital after a man was bitten by his own pet pit viper. State police told WRIC the victim was initially taken to ...

A Virginia man fought for survival after he was bitten by a deadly African Pit Viper he was keeping as a pet. The man was rushed to a Richmond hospital where staff raced to treat him with antivenom, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities say state police helped rush an anti-venom treatment to a Virginia hospital after a man was bitten by his pet African Pit Viper. Officials said Sunday that police ...

State police helped rush an anti-venom treatment to a Virginia hospital after a man was bitten by his pet African Pit Viper, authorities said Sunday. Police helped deliver the anti-venom treatment ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police and health officials in Virginia raced against time to help save the life of a man in Richmond who was bitten by his own pet viper, listed as one of the deadliest ...