Discover strange facts about venomous reptiles: inland taipans, Gila monsters, Mexican beaded lizards, and the snakes and lizards whose venom kills...

Everything about the rattlesnake: size, habitat, the rattle, pit organs, venom, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Crotalus the most distinctive pit viper genus in the Americas.

Expert-written guide to venomous reptiles covering venom biochemistry, evolutionary origins, delivery systems, the world's deadliest species, antivenom production, and groundbreaking venom-derived medicines like captopril and exenatide.

Everything about the Gila monster: size, habitat, venom, diet, reproduction, lifespan, conservation, and the strange facts that make Heloderma suspectum one of only two classic venomous lizards on Earth.

Everything about the inland taipan: size, habitat, diet, venom potency, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Oxyuranus microlepidotus the most venomous land snake on Earth.

Everything about the eastern brown snake: size, habitat, diet, venom potency, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Pseudonaja textilis the deadliest snake in Australia by human fatality count.