Rinkhals snakes, commonly mistaken for cobras because of their distinctive hood, are among South Africa’s most intriguing reptiles. Despite their cobra-like appearance, they are a separate species ...
From rubber tappers in Liberia to sugar cane farmers in South Africa, bites from venomous snakes are a constant worry. 1 In sub-Saharan Africa—which is home to green and black mambas, spitting cobras, ...
Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite ...