Each year, 7,000-8,000 people are estimated to be bitten by venomous snakes in the United States, leading to around 5 snake-related casualties. Most fatal snake bites in the U.S. are delivered to the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake that are native in ...
Snake fungal disease (SFD), a potentially fatal fungal infection caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Oo), has been diagnosed throughout the eastern United States and has been associated with population declines in some species of rattlesnakes. A retrospective review of snake cases ...
I’m used to spot/stalk archery mule deer hunting on the Eastern Plains of Colorado where you need to go slow on the final approach. Brin agreed and we made some adjustments to our tactics. A while later, some buffalo crossed the road in front of us so we...
Since two major venomic profiles with distinct dynamic ranges were observed for Taiwan cobra venoms isolated from the eastern and western regions, the current venomic profile should be used as a quality control for future production of antivenom in clinical applications.Hsuan-Wei Huang...
Sparganosis is a neglected zoonotic parasitic disease that poses huge threats to humans worldwide. Snakes play an important role in sparganosis transmission because they are the most common second intermediate hosts for Spirometra parasites. However, the
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