As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, encounters in residential areas increase significantly. Knowing which species are venomous and how to distinguish them is important and might ...

In a landmark study, researchers at the Evolutionary Venomics Lab, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, tested two repurposed small-molecule inhibitors (SMIs) — ...

Six of the 15 species of venomous snakes found in Taiwan are responsible for most of the clinically significant envenomations in the country. These species are: Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus, ...

Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii) is responsible for more human deaths in India than any other snake species, with some estimates suggesting it causes up to 25,000 fatalities annually across its range ...

As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, encounters in residential areas increase significantly. Knowing which species are venomous and how to distinguish them is important and ...

When we think of venomous snakes, our minds often conjure images of aggressive predators poised to strike at the slightest provocation. However, the reality of snake behavior is far more nuanced. Most ...

In Kashmir, species such as Macrovipera lebetinus (blunt-nosed viper) and Daboia russelii (Doboia), and in Jammu, Prionopelta kraepelini (ant) and Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indus valley bullfrog), ...

This study examines the antioxidant and enzyme (acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase) inhibitory properties of crude and different solvent fractions of Macrovipera lebetinus obtusa venom and ...