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Check out the surprising diversity of life living in the arid climate of Joshua Tree National Park. How many will you see?

Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different strategies. For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have slithered ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink their fangs into their prey before their victim flinches, which may be as ...

Female Crotalus atrox in northwest Texas reproduce biennially, producing 6-19 offspring depending on size of parent. The biennial cycle may be controlled by mechanisms for fat storage which is less in ...

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A team of researchers from the University of Warwick has developed a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, which promises rapid diagnosis and improved antivenoms. Because the time following ...

Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and one will die. In the time-critical situation following a bite, identifying the snake venom making ...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Every five minutes, 50 people are ...

Just as the weather warms, the rattlesnake vaccine that has been in use for more than 20 years for dogs, cats and horses has lost its U.S. Department of Agriculture-issued license. Briefly, it’s a ...