Animal venoms are used as defense mechanisms or to immobilize and digest prey. In fact,
venoms are complex mixtures of enzymatic and non-enzymatic components with specific …

Venom (toxins) is an important trait evolved along the evolutionary tree of animals. Our
knowledges on venoms, such as their origins and loss, the biological relevance and the …

The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) holds cultural significance and is one of the most
medically important venomous snakes worldwide. Envenomation by King Cobras often …

Snakebite remains a neglected medical problem of the developing world with up to 125,000
deaths each year despite more than a century of calls to improve snakebite prevention and …

The phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and l-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) are two major enzymes
found in the venoms from most snake species. These enzymes have been structurally and …

The availability of effective, reliably accessible, and affordable treatments for snakebite
envenoming is a critical and long unmet medical need. Recently, small, synthetic toxin …

Long-term effects of envenoming compromise the quality of life of the survivors of snakebite.
We searched MEDLINE (from 1946) and EMBASE (from 1947) until October 2018 for clinical …

Snake venoms as tools for hunting are primarily aimed at the most vital systems of the prey,
especially the nervous and circulatory systems. In general, snakes of the Elapidae family …

Snake venom variations are a crucial factor to understand the consequences of snakebite
envenoming worldwide, and therefore it is important to know about toxin composition …

Snakes are fascinating creatures and have been residents of this planet well before ancient
humans dwelled the earth. Venomous snakes have been a figure of fear, and cause notable …