[PDF][PDF] A collection and analysis of amphibians and reptiles from Nicaragua with new country and departmental records

JG Martínez-Fonseca, IA Holmes, J Sunyer… - Check …, 2024 - checklist.pensoft.net
Nicaragua is a biodiverse country, but documented herpetological specimens are
underrepresented compared to neighboring countries. In 2018 we conducted a collaborative …

Envenomation by 'dead'snakes: a review

BS Naik - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Venomous snakes are a potential hazard even after their death. Dead snakes or their
severed heads can inflict bites under various bizarre circumstances and may result in …

Synergistic effects of musking and autohaemorrhaging on the duration of death feigning in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)

V Bjelica, A Golubović - Biology Letters, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predation exerts a significant selection pressure on prey, shaping a multitude of traits that
serve as antipredator defences. In turn, natural selection could favour combinations of …

Hooding cobras can get ahead of other snakes in the ability to evoke human fear

D Frynta, I Štolhoferová, HSA Elmi, M Janovcová… - The Science of …, 2025 - Springer
Fear of snakes is common not only in humans but also in other primates. Consequently,
snakes are salient stimuli associated with prioritized attention, early detection and emotional …

Tongue flicking heralds flight behaviour following passive antipredator displays in dice snakes

V Bjelica, M Anđelković, M Maričić, L Tomović… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
When captured, many prey respond by biting the predator or struggling to get free. However,
one indirect escape option is death feigning (DF), in which complete immobility supposedly …

[PDF][PDF] In case of danger, raise your tail: new defensive behaviour for Pseudoboa nigra (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

MR Ugalde, P Prado - Herpetology Notes, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Miguel R. Ugalde & Pedro C. Prado 312 rhombifer by Assis et al.(2020). The behaviour
described here is possibly new not only for the species, but for the genus Pseudoboa …

Nature of Strategic Defense Tactics

T Eapen, DJ Finkenstadt - Available at SSRN 4853546, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
This article explores the application of natural defensive tactics, observed in living
organisms, to strategic business contexts. Analogies to business strategies are drawn …

[PDF][PDF] Death feigning behavior in the Ring-necked Coffee Snake, Ninia diademata Baird and Girard 1853

D Jones, M Charette, V Kilburn - Reptiles & Amphibians, 2024 - journals.ku.edu
Although we did not witness convulsions, mouth-gaping, or tongue-protrusion, both
observations are broadly consistent with descriptions of thanatosis in other species of …

[PDF][PDF] Observación del comportamiento de tanatosis en culebra bastarda (Malpolon monspessulanus): una estrategia defensiva

R Reques, JM Pleguezuelos - herpetologica.org
Anolis cristatellusand A. gundlachi: comparison of sympatric and allopatric populations.
Journal of Herpetology, 25 (2): 256–259. Langkilde, T. & Shine, R. 2004. Competing for …