SNAKE LEATHER IDENTIFICATIONWILDLIFE TRADEThis project demonstrates that near-infrared (NIR) imaging with an alternate light source (ALS) and digital photography are useful tools for revealing and documenting original dorsal skin patterns found on dyed snake leather products in the wildlife trade. We ...
The identification of male vs female is relatively easy, although it’s possible to find anorexic females and very large males. Females are larger than males, being about three feet long as opposed to two feet. They are also bulkier. This is because females give birth to live young rather...
There is evidence that when Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) eat Rough-skinned Newts (Taricha granulosa) they retain the deadly neurotoxin found in the skin of the newts called tetrodotoxin for several weeks, making the snakes poisonous (not venomous) to predators (such as birds or mamma...
Since California Newts (Taricha torosa) also contain tetrodotoxin in their skin, and since gartersnake species other than T. sirtalis also eat newts, it is not unreasonable to conclude that any gartersnake that eats either species of newt is poisonous to predators. Williams, Becky L.; ...
Identification of milk snakes is rather difficult because they look so much like some dangerous species. However, each one is non-venomous.Here are a few of the different species you may find, as well as the proper identification criteria for each. Eastern milk snake: The Eastern milk snake ...
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reliable. Intradermal injection of 0.02-0.03 mL of a 1:10 dilution of normal horse serum is the most commonly described technique; however, the test is more accurate if a 1:10 dilution of actual reconstituted antivenom is used. Skin test results are positive if a wheal develops in 5-30 ...
Snake venoms can exhibit remarkable inter- and intraspecific variation. While diverse ecological and environmental factors are theorised to explain this variation, only a handful of studies have attempted to unravel their precise roles. This knowledge ga
Proper identification of western hognose snakes is important because they have an important role to play in many human-adjacent ecosystems. By feasting on reptile eggs, birds, and especially toads andfrogs, they keep population levels in check. As pets, hognose snakes are docile reptiles that ar...
Salvadora - Latin - salvus - whole, sound, well preserved and dura - hide or skin -- "body covered w/smooth scales" hexalepis - Greek - hex - six and lepisma - scale - refers to the 6th supralabial reaching the eye in the holotype from Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles ...