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 ...

PUFF Adders are heavily-built, stocky snakes and adults can grow to almost a metre long. They’re often referred to as being short and fat, and yes they can look short and stubby, but they aren’t ...

As South Africa experiences warming temperatures, the likelihood of encountering snakes in homes increases. Snake season is underway, and if you happen to find yourself face-to-face with a puff adder, ...

Pictured in the photos above, an eastern hognose snake curls up in East Bay Township this week. Though the snake’s defensive behavior of flattening its neck and body and loud hissing seem threatening ...

Puff adders are so difficult to detect by scent that trained snake-finding dogs can walk over a live adder without noticing. “The puff adders wouldn’t react, and the dogs would be sniffing on 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puff adder blends in expertly with surroundings. Photo: Watamu Snake Farm The puff adder is one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, ...