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, 1960 Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo's python, Bozo, being moved to the zoo's new snake ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Abundant prey or optimal microhabitat? Natrix tessellata stays hidden in safe areas in a diverse floodplain along the Danube at Göd, Hungary [PDF]
, 2013 Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768) is a diurnal piscivorous Eurasian snake species with a large distribution area. Along the River Danube it is present in the floodplain and along the lower stretch of tributaries. The distribution of N.
Weiperth, András +4 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Nowadays, Lepidosauria is a diverse group represented by squamates and the rhynchocephalian tuatara. However, their origins date back to the end of the Permian Period, when the stem lineages Lepidosauromorpha and Archosauromorpha diverged. Within the lepidosauromorph stem lineage, a few species have been described with unstable phylogenetic ...
Lísie Vitória Soares Damke +4 more
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Semantic Restoration of Snake-Slaying in Chan Buddhist Koan
ReligionsIn the Chan Buddhism koan (gong’an 公案) tradition, the act of “slaying the snake” functions as a signature gesture imbued with complex, historically layered cultural meanings. Rather than merely examining its motivations, this paper emphasizes tracing the
Yun Wang, Yulu Lv
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The organization and function of reptilian excurrent ducts remain poorly characterized, particularly in Neotropical snakes. We provide the first integrative morphological, histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural analysis of the proximal post‐testicular ducts of Crotalus durissus across reproductive stages.
Flávia Cappuccio de Resende +9 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesMacrovipera lebetinus lebetinus is the sole venomous snake species endemic to Cyprus, with its population declining due to habitat loss and persecution.
Stephan Siegert +4 more
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Evaluation of in-vitro antibacterial effect of crude venom of Pseudocerastes Persicus snake [PDF]
International Archives of Health SciencesObjectives: This study aimed to assess the antibacterial activity of the crude venom of Pseudocerastes persicus against some Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria using an antimicrobial susceptibility test.Methods: The susceptibility of Methicillin ...
Behrooz Fathi +2 more
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Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Extant turtles occupy freshwater, marine, and terrestrial habitats, and their nasal region provides important evidence for the evolution of respiration‐ and sensory‐related cranial morphology. However, developmental data on the turtle nasal capsule remain limited, particularly in Pleurodira.
Kai Ito +5 more
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