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'If you can bench press a car, you are good to go': Inside the incredible bite-force of crocodiles
In this extract from "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans," Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world.
Deadly snake delivers enough venom to kill 400 humans in record-breaking 'milking'
A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record.
Cottonmouth snakes: Facts about water moccasins
Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are venomous snakes found throughout the southeastern U.S. that can be identified by the white color in their mouths.
'Ronaldo had been looking slightly fatter than usual': Snake thought to be male has 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth'
A captive Brazilian rainbow boa initially declared male by a vet gives birth to 14 snakelets in a rare case of parthenogenesis at a U.K. college.
Copperhead snakes: Facts, bites & babies
Reference Copperhead snakes are commonly found in the eastern U.S., where they inflict more bites than any other snake species. Luckily, their venom is relatively mild and rarely deadly for humans.
Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process
A Western Pacific leatherback migrating from her nesting grounds in the Solomon Islands dove to a whopping 4,409 feet, conservationists say.
13 of the most venomous snakes on the planet
An encounter with one of these venomous snakes could cost you your life.
Dice snakes fake their own death, smearing themselves with blood and poop to make the performance extra convincing
Dice snakes theatrically stage their own deaths, using blood and feces to convince predators they've shuffled off their mortal coils.
The biggest snake in the world (and 10 other giant serpents)
From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes as long as a Tyrannosaurus rex — to modern-day pythons and boa constrictors that can swallow humans whole, these are the biggest, heaviest and longest snakes to have ever lived on Earth.
