With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Encountering rattlesnake venom is something many of us would prefer to avoid. But for a research team from the University of South Florida, this venom may hold the key to species evolution and ...

How does evolution invent entirely new things, like limbs, wings, and venom? Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll joins us to reveal the hidden rules behind nature’s creativity and the genetic ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full-grown human. New research from the University of Michigan has uncovered a ...

Chang, Dan, Olenzek, Amy M., and Duda, Thomas F. 2015. "Effects of geographical heterogeneity in species interactions on the evolution of venom genes." Proceedings of ...