Summer in South Africa isn’t just for sunbathers—turns out, it’s also prime time for snakes to hit the beach! At Langebaan Lagoon, a puff adder, which is considered one of the fastest strikers in the ...

Puff Adders are the ultimate ambush predator. This African viper species, Bitis arietans, relies on stealth, both to find its prey and to hide from their predators. And, while they have always been ...

Often feared as dangerous, puff adders may be unsung agricultural heroes—capable of devouring rodents at extraordinary rates just when farmers need it most. By harnessing their natural abundance, ...

Enter the puff adder (Bitis arietans) — nature’s unassuming, cold-blooded rodent regulator. A new study by Professor Graham Alexander at the University of the Witwatersrand has revealed just how ...