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 +2 more
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Grandmothers and deadly snakes: an unusual project in “citizen science”
Ecosphere, 2019 We describe initial results of an innovative citizen science project that is unusual in its taxonomic focus (deadly sea snakes), its location (the Indo‐Pacific), and its primary contributors (grandmothers from the city of Noumea, New Caledonia).
Claire Goiran, Richard Shine
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The Unusual Metalloprotease-Rich Venom Proteome of the Australian Elapid Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 The Australasian region is home to the most diverse elapid snake radiation on the planet (Hydrophiinae). Many of these snakes have evolved into unique ecomorphs compared to elapids on other continents; however, their venom compositions are poorly known ...
Theo Tasoulis +5 more
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The behaviour of sea snakes (Emydocephalus annulatus) shifts with the tides [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Tidal cycles are known to affect the ecology of many marine animals, but logistical obstacles have discouraged behavioural studies on sea snakes in the wild.
Claire Goiran +2 more
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Investigating heavy metal concentrations in sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) as an outcome of oil spill exposure [PDF]
HeliyonThis study reports the concentration of heavy metals in the tissues of stranded sea snakes that died as a result of exposure to an oil spill on the eastern coast of Sharjah, UAE.
Fadi Yaghmour +7 more
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Ultrastructural evidence of a mechanosensory function of scale organs (sensilla) in sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 The evolution of epidermal scales was a major innovation in lepidosaurs, providing a barrier to dehydration and physical stress, while functioning as a sensitive interface for detecting mechanical stimuli in the environment.
Jenna M. Crowe-Riddell +3 more
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Novel vascular plexus in the head of a sea snake (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae) revealed by high-resolution computed tomography and histology [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Novel phenotypes are often linked to major ecological transitions during evolution. Here, we describe for the first time an unusual network of large blood vessels in the head of the sea snake Hydrophis cyanocinctus.
Alessandro Palci +5 more
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VenomCap: An exon-capture probe set for the targeted sequencing of snake venom genes. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourAbstract Snake venoms are complex mixtures of toxic proteins that hold significant medical, pharmacological and evolutionary interest. To better understand the genetic diversity underlying snake venoms, we developed VenomCap, a novel exon‐capture probe set targeting toxin‐coding genes from a wide range of elapid snakes, with a particular focus on the ...
Travers SL +6 more
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When to shed? Patterns and drivers of time to first ecdysis in snakes. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We assessed patterns in time to postnatal ecdysis in snake species, and related measures to various biological traits. Time to postnatal ecdysis can be shorter or longer than the ancestral state, which we estimated at 8–9 days, indicating that there are several competing drivers for time to postnatal ecdysis.
Wagner C +4 more
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Annotated checklist of semi- venomous and venomous snakes of Iraq [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 This study includes a check-list of semi-venomous and venomous snakes in Iraq along with their distribution and classification. Collectively, from the family Clubridae, three genera, and seven species of semi-venomous snakes and from the families ...
Israa Nadhim Habeeb +2 more
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