The puff adder is one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, and also an expert at camouflage. Can you spot the puff adder in the accompanying image, or in the footage before the narrator zooms in?

A startling scene was caught on camera last week in South Africa’s Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park by a sightseer. Engineer Klaus Bohmer was on safari in the park when he came across something he’d never ...

A family discovered a puff adder in their bedroom after mistaking the sound for a burst pipe, leaving many shocked by how ...

A runner was shocked to encounter a massive auff Adder snake while out on a trail in the Eastern Cape in South Africa.This footage was captured by Emma Underwood, who told Storyful that when she ...

The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because of its stealthy behaviour in the way that it hunts by ambushing prey. It ...

A TikTok video shows the harrowing discovery a snake catcher made after being called to an office The expert was called onto the scene after people realised they were in grave danger thanks to an ...

Xavier Glaudas receives funding from National Geographic. Graham Alexander receives funding from the National Research Foundation and National Geographic. Predators use a variety of strategies to ...

A puff adder's bite can do serious damage, even to an animal with skin as thick as a rhino's. The photographic evidence we have is not pretty. What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving? This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It may not come as a surprise that snakes move quickly, as ...