Repurposing Cancer Drugs Batimastat and Marimastat to Inhibit the Activity of a Group I Metalloprotease from the Venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year, predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases. It is associated with incredibly complex pathophysiology due to the vast number of
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Case Report: Neurologic signs following rattlesnake envenomation [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceRattlesnake envenomation is a common emergency in horses in California. Rattlesnakes belong to a group of venomous snakes: pit vipers. The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus), a subspecies of the Western Rattlesnake, is the most ...
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Antivenom Administration After Rattlesnake Envenoming in Arizona Does Not Directly Diminish Pain [PDF]
ToxinsThe onset, progression, and severity of pain following rattlesnake envenomation are highly variable between patients. Pain can be severe and persistent, seemingly refractory to opioid analgesics.
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The multimodal display of rattlesnakes is a deterring signal that works best with sympatric species. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe rattlesnake rattle is one of the most iconic communication signals in nature, yet its evolutionary function remains poorly understood. To test the long-standing hypothesis that the defensive display of rattlesnakes acts as a deterrent, we developed a
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Rattlesnake Roundup: Point-of-Care Thrombelastographic Methods Define the Molecular Impacts on Coagulation of Crotalus Venom Toxins In Vitro and In Vivo [PDF]
ToxinsA malalignment between rattlesnake-envenomed patients’ degree of compromised coagulation and the data generated by standard hematological determinations generated with blood samples anticoagulated with calcium (Ca) chelating agents is almost certain ...
Vance G. Nielsen
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Envenoming by the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus ruruima in the state of roraima, Brazil
Toxicon: X, 2020 The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical-epidemiological factors associated with victims of rattlesnake envenoming in the state of Roraima, Brazil.
Carlos D Chavez-Olortegui
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A Case Report of Rattlesnake Musk Exposure Causing Chemical Conjunctivitis [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Rattlesnakes are pit vipers belonging to the Viperidae family and Crotalinae subfamily. They inject venom into their victims via bites from two long, hollow fangs.
Raj Patel, Melanie M. Randall
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Toxicon: X, 2023 A 2-year-old female Dachshund had a witnessed timber rattlesnake envenomation. Although rattlesnake envenomations are a common, potentially life-threatening event in companion animals, timber rattlesnake envenomations in the dog are rarely reported. This
Cory Woliver, Michael Schaer
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No evidence of male-biased sexual selection in a snake with conventional Darwinian sex roles [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Decades of research on sexual selection have demonstrated that ‘conventional’ Darwinian sex roles are common in species with anisogamous gametes, with those species often exhibiting male-biased sexual selection. Yet, mating system characteristics such as
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Biology, 2022 Hybridization is defined as the interbreeding of individuals from two populations distinguishable by one or more heritable characteristics. Snake hybridization represents an interesting opportunity to analyze variability and how genetics affect the venom
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