Xavier Glaudas was watching a video of one of the world's deadliest snakes when something made him pause and rewind. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” he says. On the film, a puff adder (Bitis ...

Watch expert snake handlers Sean and Kurdt as they free handle one of Africa’s most dangerous snakes — the puff adder (Bitis arietans). In this thrilling video, Sean demonstrates safe handling ...

Puff adders, one of Africa's most widespread snakes, could be agricultural heroes in disguise. New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that ...

Until last month, I had never seen a puff adder. After two days in South Africa, I had seen nine. Although this highly venomous viper is shy if unprovoked, the species is credited with the majority of ...

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?

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 ...