Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

Mongooses are known for their mob mentality when killings predators or prey (such as snakes). Together, they can easily kill large snakes.

Venomous snakes can strike their prey, or people, in a fraction of a second. But slowing down their bites with high-speed cameras reveals how techniques for delivering deadly venom differs among ...