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How Host Phylogeny, Diet, and Habitat Affect Gut Microbial Diversity in Wild Snakes [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Gut microbiota plays critical roles in host digestion, immune regulation, neurochemical signaling, and metabolic homeostasis. Based on wild snakes (73 individuals from 23 species) from China, we explored the composition, characteristics, and functions of gut microbes across different groups using fecal metagenomic samples; further we explored the ...
Jiaqi Zhang, Chunmei Fu, Songwen Tan, Bing Lyu, Guocheng Shu, Lei Shi, Yayong Wu, Peng Guo   +7 more
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Diagnosing Syndrome‐Like Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia After Pit Viper Envenomation: Overcoming Laboratory Gaps in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Case Report From Nepal [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Snakebite envenomation remains a significant yet often overlooked health challenge in Nepal, particularly in its rural and hilly regions. While venom‐induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) is commonly observed with viper bites, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is an extremely rare complication, especially with green pit vipers ...
Prabhat Kaphle, Pukar Gupta, Sarjan Shrestha, Neeru Diyali, Raj Kumar Koirala, Amrita Shrestha, Dhanlaxmi Giri, Nabin Pahari, Anil Kumar Sah, Kamal Hamal, Sujan Bohara   +10 more
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Ovophis makazayazaya (Viperidae, Crotalinae) and Phylogenetic Analysis [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study sequenced and annotated the complete 17,230 bp mitochondrial genome of Ovophis makazayazaya, which contains 13 protein‐coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a D‐loop region, with a significant AT bias (57.2%). Phylogenetic analyses confirmed its placement within Crotalinae, and all PCGs showed evidence of purifying selection (Ka/Ks < 1)
Yuheng Jiang, Yuhao Nie, Zhiqiang Ge
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Severe Pediatric Snakebite With Coagulopathy and Compartment Syndrome: Conservative Management With Plasma Exchange [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Therapeutic plasma exchange was successfully used in a child with severe snakebite envenomation complicated by refractory venom‐induced consumptive coagulopathy and suspected compartment syndrome, leading to full recovery and avoidance of surgical intervention.
Zain Mohammed Al Muqbel, Abdulrahman Al‐Majmuei, Ali Haider Ali, Naseem Yusuf Fahad, Reema Ajjawi, Amal Al Dailami, Afshan Lone, Manal Al Maskati, Nasser Mohamed Mansoor   +8 more
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Snake Venom Protease Detection and Inhibition in Serum [PDF]

ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 7, 14 April 2026.
A fluorescence assay enables sensitive detection of the activities of snake venom metalloproteases (SVMP) and serine proteases (SVSP) from viper venoms in buffer and serum. In combination with effective low‐molecular‐weight inhibitors such as ilomastat and nafamostat, this approach offers new prospects for the rapid diagnosis and adjunctive therapy of ...
Mareike Riedel, Christian Kersten
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Comparison of fang replacement rate in Viperidae snakes [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Only a few studies have estimated fang replacement rate (FRR) in free-ranging snakes. We compared FRR between Crotalinae and Viperinae, two major clades of Viperidae. Crotalinae species differ by having pit organs which allow efficient strike at the prey,
Jaim Sivan, Itay Tesler, Shlomo Hadad, Abraham Allan Degen, Ido Tsurim, Michael Kam   +5 more
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Evolutionary History and Climatic Correlates of Hypermelanism in Viperidae [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
ABSTRACTBody colorations have been investigated intensely concerning their adaptive significance from the ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Studies on melanism have caught growing interest thanks to its marked variability across space, time and taxon and, in ectotherms, it has been hypothesised to be driven by thermal advantages. Among reptiles,
Federico Storniolo, Marco Mangiacotti, Marco A. L. Zuffi, Stefano Scali, Roberto Sacchi   +4 more
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Detection of Mycoplasma spp. from snakes from five different families [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Mycoplasmas are an important cause of respiratory diseases in tortoises. In snakes, evidence of mycoplasma infections has been found almost exclusively in pythons.
Marline M. Faulhaber, Florence Tardy, Franziska Saul, Elisabeth Müller, Michael Pees, Rachel E. Marschang   +5 more
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The Morphological Characters of The Malayan Pit Viper Calloselasma rhodostoma (Kuhl, 1824): on The Cephalic Scalation and Distribution Status in Indonesia

Journal of Experimental Life Science, 2018
The examination on variations of morphological characters among 35 specimens of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Kuhl, 1824) from four different populations in Indonesia has been completed in this study.
Ahmad Muammar Kadafi, Amir Hamidy, Nia Kurniawan   +2 more
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Fibrinogenolysis in Venom-Induced Consumption Coagulopathy after Viperidae Snakebites: A Pilot Study

Toxins, 2022
Envenomations that are caused by Viperidae snakebites are mostly accompanied by venom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) with defibrination.
Jiri Valenta, Alzbeta Hlavackova, Zdenek Stach, Jana Stikarova, Marek Havlicek, Pavel Michalek   +5 more
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