The venom characteristics of Russell's viper, a snake responsible for a significant number of snakebite deaths in India, can be predicted using local climate data.

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Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is found across the Indian subcontinent and is responsible for over 40% of snake bite-related deaths in India each year. Its venom is extremely variable ...

The venom of one of the world's deadliest snakes is even stronger in dry weather, reveals new research. Russell's viper kills and maims more people than any other snake species, say scientists.

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The government has developed a digital platform -- ZooWIN-- for real-time monitoring of anti-rabies vaccine and anti-snake venom stocks, and their administration to beneficiaries across the country.

This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom. Flickr user Joe Townsend When he returned home to France after a stay in Costa Rica in 1983, Jean-Pierre Rosso ...

Some peg the number 13 as unlucky, but this Polish farmer was lucky enough to be bitten by a snake while fighting ... 36 shots of penicillin to clear the venom,” Bennie said.

Extraction of venom from a venomous snake 9black Cobra) at the Herpetarium for venomous snakes used in the extraction of venom at the Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPRE) campus in Karen ...

Some peg the number 13 as unlucky, but this Polish farmer was lucky enough to be bitten by a snake while fighting in WWII ... “I took 36 shots of penicillin to clear the venom,” Bennie said. “In three ...

In how many different ways can snake venoms kill humans? Kaleb Barleen, Vancouver, Washington There are two basic mechanisms, says Matt Evans, assistant curator at the Reptile Discovery Center at ...