(Zool.)any serpent which has poison glands and fangs, whether dangerous to man or not. These serpents constitute two tribes, the viperine serpents, or Solenoglypha, and the cobralike serpents, or Proteroglypha. The former have perforated, erectile fangs situated in the front part of the upper...
The following chapters are The Americas, Eurasia, Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and The Oceans. The title contains many personal anecdotes arising from years working with venomous snakes in captivity or in the wild, including personal snakebites. Simultaneously published in the UK (New Holland...
美[ˈvenəməs] 英['venəməs] adj.分泌毒液的;有毒的;恶毒的;恶意的 网络刻毒;狠毒;毒液魔 搭配 同义词 反义词 Adj.+n. venomous snake,venomous attack 权威英汉双解 英汉 英英 网络释义 venomous. 显示所有例句 adj. 1. 分泌毒液的;有毒的producing venom ...
10.It kills small vertebrates, including venomous snakes, by crushing with its jaws and the weight of its coils, but is not a constrictor. 以小型脊椎动物(包括毒蛇)为食。取食方法为用上下颚咬死或将身体盘起来压死猎物,而不靠身体的缢缩。
However, the biochemistry of hematophagy has been studied in a few species of direct medical interest and is still underdeveloped in most invertebrates, as in general is the study of venom toxins. In cone snails, leeches, arthropods and snakes, the strong target specificity of venom toxins ...
Jim Foster, reptile specialist for Natural England, said: “With around a third of adder populations now restricted to isolated pockets of habitat, and with only a handful of snakes per site, they could be especially vulnerable. “Habitat restoration and the creation of wildlife corridors will he...
The article discusses research on the snake box method for use in safely restraining snakes that are venomous. The researchers developed a new approach that will guide snakes towards the restraint tube more safely and more easily. The snake box developed comprised of an open-top box made from ...
Treatment of bites by adders and exotic venomous snakes Every year, hundreds of people and unknown numbers of dogs and other domestic animals in England, Wales, and Scotland are bitten by our only indigenous venomous snake, the adder (Vipera berus) (fig 1). UK poisons centres are consulted ...
However, these toxins might share a common ancestor, thus suggesting a broad hyaluronidase-like distribution among venomous snakes. Conclusions This work is the first report of a cDNA sequence of hyaluronidase from Brazilian snake venoms. Moreover, the in silico analysis of its deduced amino acid ...
Expression pattern of three-finger toxin and phospholipase A2 genes in the venom glands of two sea snakes, Lapemis curtus and Acalyptophis peronii: comparison of evolution of these toxins in land snakes, sea kraits and sea snakes. BMC Evol Biol. 2007;7:175. Article PubMed Central PubMed ...