There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, where did venom come from, and how does it work?...

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and crew stumble upon a neonate Puff Adder in South Africa! These venomous snakes are responsible for the most deaths by snakebite in all of Africa due to their widespread distribution and their...

MS pan right across Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, well camouflaged on leaf litter in dappled shade, edited sequence, Kenya; SEQUENCE OF CLIPS, SPECIAL TERMS APPLY

MS Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, moves away from camera over leaf litter, Kenya

CU Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, head on leaf litter, flicks tongue, Kenya

CU Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, front view, head on leaf litter, opens mouth wide, Kenya

MS high speed Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, poised concertina like on leaf litter in aggressive stance, strikes to camera, Kenya

MS high speed Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, poised concertina like on leaf litter in aggressive stance, Kenya

CU Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, side view, scaly body moves past on leaf litter, Kenya

MS high speed Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, poised concertina like on leaf litter in aggressive stance, strikes to camera, Kenya

CU high speed Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, poised concertina like on leaf litter in aggressive stance, strikes, Kenya

MS high speed Puff Adder, Bitis arietans, poised concertina like on leaf litter in aggressive stance, strikes to camera, Kenya

BCU Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) scales moving along forest floor, Kenya

BCU Puff adder's head, tongue flickering, to camera

CU Puff adder's head on sand, tongue flickering, to camera

CU Puff adder snake (Bitis arientans) moving past camera, flicking tongue

BCU Puff adder's functional fangs, secondary fangs & extension of epiglottis- displayed by Keeper

BCU Puff adder eye, Kenya

CU Puff adder's functional fangs, secondary fangs & extension of epiglottis- displayed by Keeper

MS Shot of Puff adder lying in hole, shed skin next to it / North West Province, South Africa