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Peaceful coexistence between people and deadly wildlife: Why are recreational users of the ocean so rarely bitten by sea snakes?

People and Nature, 2021
Research on interactions between humans and deadly snakes has focused on situations that result in high rates of snakebite; but we can also learn from cases where snakes and people coexist peacefully. For example, coastal bays near Noumea, in the Pacific
Vinay Udyawer, Claire Goiran, Richard Shine   +2 more
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Proteomic and functional variation within black snake venoms (Elapidae: Pseudechis ) [PDF]

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2018
Pseudechis (black snakes) is an Australasian elapid snake genus that inhabits much of mainland Australia, with two representatives confined to Papua New Guinea. The present study is the first to analyse the venom of all 9 described Pseudechis species (plus one undescribed species) to investigate the evolution of venom composition and functional ...
Goldenberg, Jonathan, Cipriani, Vittoria, Jackson, Timothy N.W., Arbuckle, Kevin, Debono, Jordan, Dashevsky, Daniel, Panagides, Nadya, Ikonomopoulou, Maria P., Koludarov, Ivan, Li, Bin, Santana, Renan Castro, Nouwens, Amanda, Jones, Alun, Hay, Chris, Dunstan, Nathan, Allen, Luke, Bush, Brian, Miles, John J., Ge, Lilin, Kwok, Hang Fai, Fry, Bryan G.   +20 more
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Snakes from the Atlantic Rainforest area of Serra do Mendanha, in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil: a first approximation to the taxocenosis composition

Brazilian Journal of Biology
We studied the species composition of the snake community of Serra do Mendanha, in Rio de Janeiro state, Southeastern Brazil, with an effort of 800 hours/man in different habitats, including undisturbed forest, secondary forest, areas under regeneration,
JAL. Pontes, JP. Figueiredo, RC. Pontes, CFD. Rocha   +3 more
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Fauna de ofidios (Reptilia, Serpentes) del yacimiento finimioceno de Algora (España)

Estudios Geologicos, 1985
Se estudian los restos de ofidios del Mioceno terminal (MN 13) de Algora (Guadalajara, España). Se han detectado las siguientes formas, Scolecophidia indet., Elaphe algorensis sp. nov. e Hispanophis coronelloideus gen. sp, nov. (Colubridae), Naja iberica
Z. Szyndlar
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Epidermal scale growth, allometry and function in non‐avian dinosaurs and extant reptiles

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 247, Issue 2, Page 250-283, August 2025.
Scale shapes in non‐avian dinosaurs and extant reptiles are mostly retained through growth. However, positive scale allometry and proportional differences in scale breadth are also detected, which are likely associated with changing body proportions. Based on their generally conserved morphology and impracticality for visual display, the enlarged size ...
Nathan James Enriquez, Nicolás E. Campione, Christophe Hendrickx, Phil R. Bell   +3 more
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Actividad neurotóxica del veneno de serpientes del género Micrurus y métodos para su análisis. Revisión de la literatura

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020
Introducción. Las serpientes del género Micrurus son animales de hábitos fosoriales, de temperamento pasivo y escasa producción de un potente veneno con características neurotóxicas que bloquean la transmisión sináptica en la placa neuromuscular ...
Janeth Alejandra Bolívar-Barbosa, Ariadna Lorena Rodríguez-Vargas   +1 more
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Herpetofauna, Santa Edwiges I and II hydroelectric power plants, state of Goiás, Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2009
This paper presents a check list of amphibians and reptiles of the area under the influence of Santa Edwiges I and II small hydroelectric power plants on Rio Buritis, state of Goiás, Brazil. The list was the result of faunal rescue operations carried out
Carlos Cintra, Hélder Silva, Nelson da Silva Jr.   +2 more
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New reports on parasitism by Haplometroides buccicola (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) in Brazilian snakes

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008
The occurrence of Haplometroides buccicola (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) in the esophagus of two Brazilian snakes is reported in the present study. The trematodes were collected from one Micrurus corallinus (Elapidae) and one Phalotris lativittatus ...
KR Santos, TH Barrella, EOP Zica, RJ Silva   +3 more
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Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
Our study investigated the relative importance of the macroecological and macroevolutionary factors driving the patterns of species richness of the hyperdiverse snake family Dipsadidae across the Americas. By utilizing piecewise structural equations, we discovered that current climatic seasonality and productivity are the main drivers of species ...
Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative phylogenetic approach for the evolution of melanism in elapid snakes supports the Bogert's rule

Journal of Zoology, Volume 326, Issue 3, Page 289-297, July 2025.
The adaptive function of melanistic colourations across the animal kingdom has been matter of debate for decades and for reptiles the biogeographic Bogert's rule has been frequently advocated: darker where colder to enhance thermoregulation. The broad geographic distribution which encompasses a wide range of climatic conditions render Elapidae an ...
F. Storniolo, M. Mangiacotti, S. Scali, M. A. L. Zuffi, R. Sacchi   +4 more
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