#venomous-snakes

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Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
8 hours ago

India's snake rescuers: Can humans and serpents coexist in a megacity?

Snake handlers in Bengaluru risk their lives rescuing highly venomous snakes amid rapid urbanization and monsoon-driven incursions into homes and slums.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Gone in 60 milliseconds: dramatic slow-motion snake bites reveal clues about how fangs and venom kill prey

Vipers unfold long fangs rapidly; elapids strike repeatedly with short erect fangs; colubrids have rear-positioned fangs.
Coronavirus
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key to a universal antivenom

Tim Friede's self-experimentation with snake bites could lead to the development of a universal antivenom for treating envenomation from various venomous snakes.
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