A study of Australia’s many species of skink reveals they have evolved resistance to snake venom at least 25 times, a testimony to the continent’s dangers. Since each skink lineage had to evolve ...

The Australian major skink (Bellatorias frerei) evolved to resist a specific component of snake neurotoxins. In the case of the major skink (Bellatorias frerei), resistance comes in the form of ...

Snakes have adapted to nearly every continent on Earth, thriving in a range of habitats, from steaming rainforests to arid ...

Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in ...

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Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

An 11-year-old boy bitten by a snake in Australia died after suffering "extensive internal bleeding due to brown snake envenomation," according to reporting by USA TODAY. His father did not seek ...