Articles on puff adder

February 7, 2018

Five ingenious ways snakes manipulate their bodies to hunt and survive

Tom Major, Bangor University

Snakes have survived millions of years by using their bodies in increasingly creative ways.

February 27, 2017

Xavier Glaudas, University of the Witwatersrand and Graham Alexander, University of the Witwatersrand

New research shows that puff adders use two luring techniques to attract prey within striking range.

January 20, 2016

Ashadee Kay Miller, University of the Witwatersrand and Graham Alexander, University of the Witwatersrand

Puff adders have developed impressive techniques to avoid being detected by predators.

Graham Alexander
Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
Ashadee Kay Miller
PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Xavier Glaudas
Post-Doctoral Fellow School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Tom Major
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Animal Biotelemetry, Bournemouth University