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Dec. 7, 2021 The last common ancestor of chimps, gorillas and humans developed an increased resistance toward cobra venom, according to new ...
Feb. 23, 2023 A prototype treatment for snake bite envenoming proves effective against the venom of African and Asian elapid snakes, such as some cobra, mamba, and krait species, new research ...
Jan. 15, 2021 Certain snakes have evolved a unique genetic trick to avoid being eaten by venomous snakes, according to new research. The technique works in a manner similar to the way two sides of a magnet repel ...
Sep. 7, 2021 Scientists have discovered that the humble blue-tongue lizard is largely resistant to the venom of the deadly red-bellied black snake, while giant carnivorous monitor lizards which feed on ...
Dec. 23, 2021 A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral ...
July 20, 2022 Exotic snakebites recorded in the UK have 'soared' over the course of a decade, as numbers of the exotic pet ...
June 28, 2021 There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation ...
Mar. 29, 2021 We are not venomous, and neither are mice - but within our genomes lurks that potential, suggest scientists The researchers found that the genetic foundation required for oral venom to evolve is ...
Feb. 10, 2022 New research has found the first tangible evidence that the ancestors of some of Australia's most venomous snakes arrived by sea rather than by land -- the dispersal route of most other ...
July 11, 2023 Climate change is not only making Georgia hotter but also increasing the likelihood of snake bite, according to a new study. Every degree Celsius of daily temperature increase corresponds with about ...