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Monkeying around with venom: an increased resistance to α-neurotoxins supports an evolutionary arms race between Afro-Asian primates and sympatric cobras

BMC Biology, 2021
Background Snakes and primates have a multi-layered coevolutionary history as predators, prey, and competitors with each other. Previous work has explored the Snake Detection Theory (SDT), which focuses on the role of snakes as predators of primates and ...
Richard J. Harris, K. Anne-Isola Nekaris, Bryan G. Fry   +2 more
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Snakes on Trains: Railways May Sway Goa's King Cobra Distribution

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Distribution of King Cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) across Goa, India, shows occurrence in climatically suitable forests and, notably, also along low‐suitability railway corridors, suggesting that snakes may be accidentally transported on trains, leading to range expansion.
Dikansh S. Parmar, Dennis Rödder, Amrut Singh, Rinku Gupta, Hinrich Kaiser   +4 more
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Clinicopathological Features, Management, and Outcomes of Zebra Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) and Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) Snakebites in Namibia

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Snakebite envenomation remains an important public health concern in Namibia, particularly following bites from the zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) and the puff adder (Bitis arietans). However, the clinical presentations and management outcomes of these snakebites remain poorly characterized.
Katrina Ndongi, Emmanuel Nepolo, Christian J. Hunter, Poorani Gurumallesh Prabu   +3 more
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Development of an Immunofluorescence Lateral Flow Assay for Detecting Four Medically Important Snake Venoms in China

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Snakebite envenomation requires rapid venom identification for effective treatment, a need unmet by current diagnostics in China. This study aimed to develop a rapid, multiplex immunofluorescence lateral flow assay for the simultaneous detection of four major venomous snakes: Deinagkistrodon acutus, Bungarus multicinctus, Naja atra, and Agkistrodon ...
Linsheng Zeng, Yannan Che, Chuanjun Guo, Linhua Liu, Guoxin Wang, Minwen Chen, Jun Ruan, Zhizhun Mo, Yanjun Li, Xinzhi Li, Guangdong Tong, Yuxiang Liu, Zhongyi Zeng, Rajib Chowdhury   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomic Insights Into the Evolution of Snake Venom: Mechanisms, Diversity, and Adaptation

Scientifica, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Snake venoms are evolutionarily refined biochemical arsenals composed of diverse toxins with complex functional roles in predation, defense, and competition. Over the past 2 decades, transcriptomic approaches have transformed venom research by enabling high‐resolution insights into gene expression dynamics, molecular diversity, and the evolutionary ...
Fajar Sofyantoro, Wisnu Ananta Kusuma, Setyanto Tri Wahyudi, Favorisen Rosyking Lumbanraja, Hendra Rahmawan, Heru Cahya Rustamaji, Dhadhang Wahyu Kurniawan, Undri Rastuti, Wahyu Aristyaning Putri, Wiko Arif Wibowo, Dwi Sendi Priyono, Donan Satria Yudha, Slamet Raharjo, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Nidhi Chaudhary   +14 more
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An Appetite for Destruction: Detecting Prey-Selective Binding of α-Neurotoxins in the Venom of Afro-Asian Elapids

Toxins, 2020
Prey-selective venoms and toxins have been documented across only a few species of snakes. The lack of research in this area has been due to the absence of suitably flexible testing platforms.
Richard J. Harris, Christina N. Zdenek, David Harrich, Nathaniel Frank, Bryan G. Fry   +4 more
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Exceptional Visual‐Opsin Coexpression and Phenotypic Diversity in Outer‐Retinal Photoreceptors of Caenophidian Snakes

Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 533, Issue 10, October 2025.
In snakes, profound differences in retinal architecture are observed between diurnal and nocturnal species. Additionally, in the rod‐dominated retinas of nocturnal snakes, coexpression of the cone opsins SWS1 and LWS in individual cones is common, while rhodopsin (RH1) is restricted to typical rods.
Einat Hauzman, Silke Haverkamp, Juliana H. Tashiro, Irene L. Gügel, Natalia F. Torello‐Viera, Thaís B. Guedes, Pavel Němec, Nicholas R. Casewell, Cassandra M. Modahl, Maria Ermelinda Oliveira, Ana Lúcia C. Prudente, Daniel O. Mesquita, Dora Fix Ventura, David J. Gower   +13 more
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Surface Topography and Ultrastructure of the Spectacular Cells in the Eyes of Land and Sea Snakes (Squamata, Reptilia): Functional Adaptations of Micro‐Ornamentation

Journal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Although the surface micro‐ornamentation of the scales within the skin of snakes has been the subject of many previous studies, there has been little work done on the spectacle, a protective (keratinised) goggle separated from the underlying cornea by a sub‐spectacular space. The surface ultrastructure of the “Oberhäutchen” of the spectacle is
H. Barry Collin, Myoung Hoon Ha, Alizee Wagner, Megan Folwell, Nathan Dunstan, Jenna Crowe‐Riddell, Shaun P. Collin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the Secondary Structure of Elapid Toxins using Multi-Layer Perceptrons and Kohonen Networks [PDF]

, 2018
In this paper, a two-stage neural network consisting of a feed-forward neural network and a Kohonen self-organizing map, has been used to predict secondary structure.
, Akash Nag, Sunil Karforma
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One Bite, Two Severe Envenomations Despite Antivenom Therapy: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This case report describes a 12‐year‐old child who was bitten by a cobra and developed two distinct systemic neurotoxic episodes, 19 h apart, along with severe local envenoming, despite receiving appropriate treatment with antivenom and making a full recovery.
Ravi Shukla, Puja Shrestha, Binod Khanal, Shraddha Paudyal, Bipal Regmi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source