Animals move in diverse ways, as indicated in part by the wide variety of gaits and modes
that have been described for vertebrate locomotion. Much variation in the gaits of limbed …

Fine-tuned by millions of years of evolution, snake venoms have frightened but also
fascinated humanity and nowadays they constitute potential resources for drug …

Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …

Caenophidian snakes include the file snake genus Acrochordus and advanced
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …

Habitat loss is the primary driver of biodiversity decline worldwide, but the effects of
fragmentation (the spatial arrangement of remaining habitat) are debated. We tested the …

A primary goal of ecological restoration is to increase biodiversity in degraded ecosystems.
However, the success of restoration ecology is often assessed by measuring the response of …

Snake venoms represent a danger to human health, but also a gold mine of bioactive
proteins that can be harnessed for drug discovery purposes. The evolution of snakes and …

Snakes are one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial vertebrates, with approximately
3500 extant species. A robust phylogeny and taxonomy of snakes is crucial for us to know …

Snakes are a remarkable squamate lineage with unique morphological adaptations,
especially those related to the evolution of vertebrate skeletons, organs, and sensory …

Snakebite envenomation is a serious public health concern in rural areas of Uganda.
Snakebites are poorly documented in Uganda because most occur in rural settings where …