In the blue corner is the extremely venomous Black Mamba – top snake of Africa – and in the red corner is the muscular Inland Taipan – Australia’s alpha snake.
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The discovery of a perfectly preserved snake skull fossil answers many questions about the evolution of snakes from lizards.
Not much is known about the pathology of trauma of black mamba bites – that is, what the black mamba’s toxin does, physically, inside a victim’s system.
As humans encroach on wildlife habitats, it’s only natural that wildlife come into yards and playgrounds. Here are some tips to peacefully coexist, or to keep critters away if you don’t want that.
When small regional communities see economic value in animals like snakes and crocodiles, people are motivated to invest in their protection.
The Mohave rattlesnake is famous for its variable venom – but the reasons behind that variation are not as straightforward as we thought.
Red spots suggest Mercury may have formed far away from the sun.
Mating in southern African pythons is a serious business, and is rarely just a one-night stand
There are many myths associated with St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. But Patrick’s own writings and early biographies reveal the person behind the legend.
Snakes have survived millions of years by using their bodies in increasingly creative ways.
Coordinated international efforts may be key to improving the life expectancy and health of many snakebite victims.
Reptiles add socioeconomic value but when it comes to accessing detailed reference information about them, students and naturalists can face serious challenges.
Indian-made antivenoms, common throughout Africa because they are affordable, showed little-to-no neutralisation of the African Echis venoms.
There has been at least one fatal bite from a very small brown snake in Australia. But now we know that venom is different in adult and baby brown snakes.
If one venomous snake bites a mouse and injects venom into it, you can then feed that same dead mouse to another snake. The second snake won’t die.
Guam’s trees are in trouble, thanks to the accidental release of a snake species 70 years ago, which has killed off many of the bird species that are vital for the health of the island’s forests.
Have you ever heard chicks peeping in the egg? Have you ever wondered how they manage to take their first breath in the shell?
The way humans make an ‘ssss’ noise is different to the way a snake does it. We put our tongue behind our teeth when we hiss, but for a snake the tongue isn’t involved at all in making sounds.
Don’t hold back. Performing CPR on a snakebite victim who has collapsed can save their life, however imperfect your technique.
The best cure against a snakebite is to avoid being bitten at all. Here is what you need to know about snakebites, antivenom, and what you need to do if bitten.
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Fellow and Co-head, Australian Venom Research Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Center Director at the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor of Zoology, Bangor University
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Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Alberta
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Director, Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle
