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Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Snakes, sheilas and a backblocks shed: the school teaching how to wrangle Australia's most venomous reptiles

Snake-handling courses train novices to catch and bag venomous Australian snakes, including the inland taipan, with strict safety rules and rising popularity.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

India's snake rescuers: Can humans and serpents coexist in a megacity?

Snake handlers in Bengaluru risk their lives rescuing highly venomous snakes amid rapid urbanization and monsoon-driven incursions into homes and slums.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Gone in 60 milliseconds: dramatic slow-motion snake bites reveal clues about how fangs and venom kill prey

Vipers unfold long fangs rapidly; elapids strike repeatedly with short erect fangs; colubrids have rear-positioned fangs.
Coronavirus
fromwww.npr.org
6 months ago

A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key to a universal antivenom

Tim Friede's self-experimentation with snake bites could lead to the development of a universal antivenom for treating envenomation from various venomous snakes.
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