Photo by the National Forestry and Wildlife Service A person in northwestern Peru was bitten by a venomous ... barnetti — a venomous species of pit viper — according to an April 16 news ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins in Peru. The explorer chopped his way ...

Cryptic green pit vipers have “long” and “thin” bodies, reaching about 24 inches in length, the study said. Their “triangular” heads have “large” eyes and a “flattened” snout.

Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...

A person in northwestern Peru was bitten by a venomous snake that ... by a baby Bothrops barnetti — a venomous species of pit viper — according to an April 16 news release.