Toxins from Bothrops venoms targeting hemostasis are responsible for a broad range of
clinical and biological syndromes including local and systemic bleeding, incoagulability …

Differences in snake venom composition occur across all taxonomic levels and it has been
argued that this variation represents an adaptation that has evolved to facilitate the capture …

Interspecific differences in snake venom compositions can result from distinct regulatory
mechanisms acting in each species. However, comparative analyses focusing on identifying …

Here we describe a new species of Lancehead (Bothrops jabrensis sp. nov.) based on three
individuals sampled from a previously unknown population from Pico do Jabre, an isolated …

Despite being famous as 'the king'of the snake world, the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
has remained a mysterious species, particularly with respect to its venom ecology. In …

Is snake venom activity influenced by size? This is a long-standing question that can have
important consequences for the treatment of snake envenomation. Ontogenetic shifts in …

The socioeconomic impact of snakebites in India is largely attributed to a subset of snake
species commonly known as the 'big four'. However, envenoming by a range of other …

Among the medically most important snakes in the world, the species belonging to the
genus Daboia have been attributed to the highest number of human envenomings, deaths …

Snake venoms harbor a wide and diverse array of enzymatic and nonenzymatic toxic
components, allowing them to exert myriad effects on their prey. However, they appear to …

Background The rapid development of sequencing technologies resulted in a wide
expansion of genomics studies using venomous lineages. This facilitated research focusing …