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Threat level and sound production mode modulate acoustic warnings and defensive biting in snakes

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 11, Page 3448-3459, November 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Accurately assessing predation risk is important because it enables prey to match their defensive behaviours to the level of threat and avoid unnecessary investment in costly responses.
Nicolas Van Zele, Simon Baeckens, Matéo Millet, Elsa Daniaud, Rémi Ksas, Marc Jaeger, Olivier Calvez, Thierry Lengagne, Olivier Lourdais   +8 more
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From fangs to antidotes: A scoping review on snakebite burden, species, and antivenoms in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundSnake bites cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet evidence from low- and middle-income countries remains fragmented. This is particularly the case in Eastern Mediterranean Region where available data on snake bites is ...
Ali Alshalah, David J Williams, Alessandra Ferrario   +2 more
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Contextually conspicuous species are more likely to be venomous: Habitat‐dependent aposematic colouration found throughout snakes

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 11, Page 2322-2334, November 2026.
Conspicuous colouration signals venomous nature throughout snakes. Abstract Many animals use conspicuous colours to advertise their unprofitability to potential predators, a phenomenon known as aposematism. For example, conspicuous banded patterns in snakes are often highlighted as aposematic signalling of their venomous nature.
Amy Duclaux, Michel Dugon, Kevin Healy
wiley   +1 more source

Snake classification from images

, 2017
Incorrect snake identification from the observable visual traits is a major reason of death resulting from snake bites. So far no automatic classification method has been proposed to distinguish snakes by deciphering the taxonomy features of snake for ...
Alex James
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Nanotechnology-based paper microfluidics for rapid point-of-care detection and differentiation of snake venom types

Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X
Snake envenomation is recognized as a neglected tropical disease, contributing to high mortality rates and causing significant organ damage, particularly to the liver, kidneys, and brain.
Lakshmi Narashimhan Ramana, Nitin Salvi, M.V. Khadilkar, Tarun Kumar Sharma   +3 more
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Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno

Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 838-852, November 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
wiley   +1 more source

Accidente ofídico causado por Bothrops Asper

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2013
Introduction: The snake bite of the genus Bothrops is an important cause of ophidic accident in Colombia, with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical case: A case of bite by the snake Bothrops Asper, which was classified as mild grade of poisoning at ...
Galofre-Ruiz Mario David
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Management of snake bites: report of the regional meeting, Yangon, Myanmar, 30 November - 2 December 2009

, 2010
Snake-bites are well-known medical emergencies in many parts of the world,especially in rural areas. Agricultural workers and children are the most affected.Snake antivenom provides a life-saving measure.
World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia
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Clinical features of puff adder envenoming: case series of Bitis arietans snakebites in Kenya and a scoping review of the literature.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
IntroductionThe puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a medically important snake species found across much of Africa, yet there is limited literature on the clinical features and pathophysiology of envenoming after a puff adder bite.MethodsWe conducted a case ...
Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Cecilia Ngari, Mark Wilkinson, Stanley Parkurito, Elizabeth Chebet, Evans Mumo, Anna Trelfa, Denis Otundo, Edouard Crittenden, Geoffrey Maranga Kephah, Robert A Harrison, Ymkje Stienstra, Nicholas R Casewell, David G Lalloo, George O Oluoch   +14 more
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Regional Snake-bite Prevention and Control Plan of Action

, 2019
Snake-bites are well known medical emergencies and a cause of hospital admission in many countries. The magnitude of this problem is underestimated because of its occurrence in rural and hard-to-reach areas. The South-East Asia Region is one of the world’
World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia
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