Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Dec., 2003), pp. 653-659 (7 pages) Bothrops moojeni is a member of the atrox group that occurs in central and southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and ...

Snakebite affects millions of people each year. A new research project explores the conditions under which the jararaca pit viper of South America is most likely to lash out–and how this informs ...

THE well-known blood-clotting activity of the venom from snakes of various species of the genus Bothrops has been attributed to its proteolytic activity1, although Michl2 (using paper electrophoresis) ...

A Brazilian doctor was bitten by a venomous snake after it fell down the waterfall she was swimming beneath. Video footage of the incident shows Dieynne Saugo was standing under a waterfall at a ...

The serpent that gave origin to all jararacas – the number 1 – must have arrived in South America between 11 million and 20 million years ago. Probably it came from Central America, moving from one ...

Bothrops Asper (IMAGE) Technical University of Denmark Caption The venom from Bothrops Asper, a Costa Rican lancehead snake, can cause debilitating damage to muscle tissue. Photo: Vanesa Zarzosa.

COVID vaccine technology could help reduce disabilities in people caused by injuries from snakebites. Researchers at the University of Reading, England, found that the same mRNA tech used in ...

An expert contacted about the bite instructed the resident to seek immediate medical care, wildlife officials said. Photo by the National Forestry and Wildlife Service A person in northwestern Peru ...