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The present work was made to determine the suitability of RAPD analysis for the identification of specimens of two subspecies of South American rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus and Crotalus durissus collilineatus).
Sergio Echeverrigaray +3 more
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Background Many snakes are low-energy predators that use crypsis to ambush their prey. Most of these species feed very infrequently, are sensitive to the presence of larger vertebrates, such as humans, and spend large portions of their lifetime hidden ...
Ryan J. Hanscom +8 more
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Thirty-two patients bitten by venomous snakes sixteen by Bothrops spp. and sixteen by Crotalus durissus terrificus were studied. The group comprised thirty males and two females, aged eight to sixty-three years (mean 33±15).
Benedito Barra Viera +3 more
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Snake venoms and purified toxins as biotechnological tools to control Ralstonia solanacearum [PDF]
: The objective of this work was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of snake venoms and purified toxins on the phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum.
Rita de Cássia Alves +13 more
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Snake Venom Hemotoxic Enzymes: Biochemical Comparison between Crotalus Species from Central Mexico
Snakebite envenoming is a serious medical problem in different areas of the world. In Latin America, the major prevalence is due to snakes of the family Viperidae, where rattlesnakes (Crotalus) are included.
Octavio Roldán-Padrón +7 more
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Crotalus durissus (Linnaeus, 1758) Type locality. “America.” Restricted to Suriname in Savage et al. (2005). Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and Uruguay, along the Guiana Shield and the South American open diagonal (Plt. 79A). In Brazil, widespread in the Cerrado, Caatinga, Araucaria
Nogueira, Cristiano C. +31 more
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Is the population of Crotalus durissus (Serpentes, Viperidae) expanding in Brazil?
Crotalus durissus are found from Mexico to northern Argentina in a highly disjunct distribution. According to some studies, this species is prone to occupy areas disturbed by human activities and floods comprise a plausible method of dispersal as ...
Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte +1 more
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Natural History and Morphology of Crotalus ehecatl (Serpentes: Viperidae)
The Tehuantepec Isthmus rattlesnake (Crotalus ehecatl) is a poorly known species endemic to Mexico. We describe its diet, morphological variation, life history traits and activity patterns based on data from field encounters, museum specimens, and ...
Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez +4 more
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The relationship of Crotalus ruber and Crotalus lucasensis
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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