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Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Snakebite

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Volume 227, Issue 1, 15 January 2026.
Snakebite envenomation affects between 1.8 and 5.5 million people annually, many of whom suffer disabilities or even death. Current antivenoms are composed of plasma‐derived antibodies. However, there remains an underexplored opportunity to utilise polymer‐based nanoparticles.
Neil Prabhakar, Thomas Oliver, Alexander N. Baker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platelet Desialylation Is a Novel Mechanism and Therapeutic Target in Daboia siamensis and Agkistrodon halys Envenomation-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Molecules, 2022
Venom-induced thrombocytopenia (VIT) is one of the most important hemotoxic effects of a snakebite, which is often associated with venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC).
Cheng Zhang, Zhanfeng Zhang, Enyu Liang, Yunlong Gao, Hui Li, Fangfang Xu, Weiye Chen, Ming Liu, Xianzhang Huang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy [PDF]

, 2014
Background Snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy is a major systemic effect of envenoming. Observational studies suggest that antivenom improves outcomes for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in some snakebites and not others. However, the
Allen, Gawarammana, Isbister, Isbister, Isbister, Isbister, Isbister, Isbister, Joseph, Kasturiratne, Lalloo, Mion, Nuchprayoon, Rosing, Rosing, Sanchez, Silva, Swenson, Tans   +18 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
wiley   +1 more source

Protease inhibitors from marine venomous animals and their counterparts in terrestrial venomous animals [PDF]

, 2013
The Kunitz-type protease inhibitors are the best-characterized family of serine protease inhibitors, probably due to their abundance in several organisms.
Mourão, Caroline Barbosa Farias, Schwartz, Elisabeth Nogueira Ferroni   +1 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

Diversification rates and phenotypic evolution in venomous snakes (Elapidae) [PDF]

, 2016
Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.The relationship between rates of
Calder WA, Das I, Franzen J, Fry BG, Lillywhite HB, O’Shea M, Roze JA, Slowinski JB, Smith MA, Ukuwela K   +9 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
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease [PDF]

, 2019
Snakebite is a major neglected tropical health issue that affects over 5 million people worldwide resulting in around 1.8 million envenomations and 100,000 deaths each year.
Bicknell, Andrew, Collins-Hooper, Henry, Layfield, Harry, Matsakas, Antonios, Mellows, Ben, Mitchell, Robert, Patel, Ketan, Salamah, Maryam, Sfyri, Peggy, Vaiyapuri, Raj, Vaiyapuri, Sakthi, Williams, Harry   +11 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