Category: venomous snake
Man Injects Snake Venom From 19 Species, Leads To Antivenin For Many Snakes, Study Claims
While the research provided protection to the mice, the next step is to test the cocktail on dogs that are brought into veterinary clinics in Australi [...]
Weather And Prey Factor In Venomous Snake Venom Potency
The researchers exposed the rodent serum samples to warm temperatures (85 degrees Fahrenheit/29.5 degrees Celsius) and cooler temperatures (70 degrees [...]
Venomous Keepers In South Carolina Fight To Keep Their Snakes
After a man in the city of Florence was bitten by an inland taipan snake, the state house moved to introduce the South Carolina Venomous Reptiles Act. [...]
Has Keeping Kingsnakes And Corn Snakes In Florence, SC Been Banned?
Reptiles Magazine is waiting to hear back from the city to determine if these non-venomous and popular snakes among reptile keepers is included, as th [...]
Venomous Cat Snake Found In Bananas In New Hampshire
The Ornate cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira ornata) can be found in broad ranging and diverse ecosystems, ranging from rainforests to dry forests and is als [...]
One Of The Most Venomous Snakes In The World Washes Up On Hawaii Beach
The venom of the yellow-bellied sea snake causes rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue. It is a very slow acting venom that initially causes heada [...]
USARK ALERT: South Carolina Venomous Reptiles Ban
Current owners can get permits and must register their animals within 90 days of the effective date. [...]
New Jersey Politician Bitten By Rattlesnake At Family’s Zoo
Space, 56, has been feeding the snakes at his family's zoo since he was 12 years old and has never before been bitten. [...]
Video: King Cobra Devours Smaller King Cobra In Singapore
The king cobra is known as a snake eater, hence the scientific name Ophiophagus (Greek for snake eating) and feeds almost exclusively on other snakes. [...]
6 Eyelash Pit Vipers Born at Dallas Zoo
The zoo has had 13 successful eyelash pit viper births since 1980, with the last being in 2014. [...]
South African YouTube Star Dingo Dinkelman Passes From Venomous Green Mamba Bite
Dinkelman went into anaphylactic shock as he is allergic to snake venom. [...]
New King Cobra Species Discovered In India
The researchers have restricted Ophiophagus hannah s. str. to populations of the snake located in eastern Pakistan, northern and eastern India, centra [...]
Inland Taipan Snake Information (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
It is considered to the world’s most toxic snake based on the median lethal dose value (MLDV) in mice. [...]
Man Who Free Handles Venomous Snakes Fighting For Life After Inland Taipan Bite
Jeff Leibowitz is known for making social media videos of himself handling venomous snakes without any protection for himself. [...]
Invasive Brown Tree Snakes On Guam Killing Birds Too Large To Swallow
The brown tree snake has caused all sorts of problems on Guam. In addition to effectively changing that island’s ecology, the snake has caused power f [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Vietnam
The venomous snake was discovered in low to mid elevation areas of central and southern Vietnam. [...]
New Pitviper Species Discovered in China
The snake, Ovophis jenkinsi, is named after herpetologist Robert "Hank" William Garfield Jenkins who died in 2023. [...]
Venomous Snakes Seized During Arizona Raid Positive for Snake Fungal Disease, Are Euthanized
The investigation found that while some of the reptiles were legal to possess, others, such as the Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), are illegal to [...]
Universal Venomous Snake Antivenin Could Be Within Reach
The researchers determined that their work with HIV could correlate with finding a universal antivenin. [...]
5 Beautiful Venomous Eyelash Pit Viper Snakes Of The Bothriechis Genus Described
The researchers include Alejandro Arteaga, R. Alexander Pyron, Abel Batista, Jose Vieira, Elson Meneses Pelayo, Eric N. Smith, César L. Barrio Amorós, [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Of The Bungarus Genus Discovered In Thailand
The elapid snake was discovered in Ratchaburi Province in western Thailand. It hails from the Tenasserim Mountain Range. [...]
European Venomous Snake Named Germany’s Reptile of the Year
Vipera berus, also known as the common adder, is threatened in Germany due to climate change. [...]
What To Do If Your Pet Is Bitten By a Copperhead, Rattlesnake Or Other Venomous Snake
It is very easy to panic in cases like these. The reality is, the calmer you are, the calmer your pet will be. [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Australia
The desert whip snake (Demansia cyanochasma), is a new species of whip snake that is found in dry habitats across Australia. [...]
24 / 24 POSTS
