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How a century-old drug could revolutionise cobra bite treatment
Kurit Afshen / Shutterstock Tian Du, University of Sydney and Greg Neely, University of Sydney About 1.8 million…
New Snake Species Discovered in Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz Region
At a Glance A team of international scientists led by researchers from the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade…
Collecting live snakes in remote Amazon regions for study is no easy task – here’s how we do it
Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC) Brazil records an average of 29,000 snakebites a year, leading…
Are We In an Arms Race Against Snakes?
The elapid snakes, which evolved around 37 million years ago, brought with them a highly potent venom that…
Venomous snakes could start migrating in large numbers if we hit 5°C warming
Pablo Ariel Martinez, Universidade Federal de Sergipe A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may…
How Do Experts Develop Antivenom?
Should you ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve been bitten by a venomous snake (and we…
Two New Pit Viper Species Found In Asia
The reptilian subfamily Crotalinae, commonly known as the pit vipers or the crotaline snakes, consists of venomous vipers…