According to the Reptiles of Australia website, green tree snakes can grow to an average of 1.6m. The species is commonly encountered, has no fangs, no venom and would rather slither away than attack.

Silke Cleuren Linking fang shape to diet We examined the three-dimensional shape of fangs from 81 snake species belonging to four families, with the exception of the rare atractaspidids.

Venomous fangs first developed as grooves at the base of snakes' teeth. These grooves most likely evolved to keep teeth firmly attached to the jaw, as snake teeth typically have very shallow roots ...

Share News in Science Snakes reveal deadly fang secret Thursday, 31 July 2008 Dani Cooper ABC First bite: unravelling the mystery of snake fang evolution (Source: iStockphoto) ...

Wrinkles at the base of snakes' fangs that originally existed to hold their teeth in place evolved to spurt venom to kill their prey, scientists in Adelaide, South Australia, report.

A venomous snake with three sharp fangs has been found in an unprecedented discovery in Australia. The death adder with a rare mutation was spotted during a venom milking programme at the ...

Ever wondered how deadly snakes evolved their fangs? The answer lies in particular microscopic features of their teeth, research led by Flinders University and the South Australian Museum suggests ...

Dr Bryan Fry, of the University of Melbourne 's Bio21 Institute, who contributed to the new research, says advanced snakes share a common ancestor that had venom glands before fangs developed.