A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure …
I Karunarathna, K De Alvis, P Gunasena… - 2024 - researchgate.net
The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) holds cultural significance and is one of the most medically important venomous snakes worldwide. Envenomation by King Cobras often …
I Karunarathna, K De Alvis, P Gunasena… - 2024 - researchgate.net
The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) holds cultural significance and is one of the most medically important venomous snakes worldwide. Envenomation by King Cobras often …
Convergent evolution provides insights into the selective drivers underlying evolutionary change. Snake venoms, with a direct genetic basis and clearly defined functional …
Background Snakebite in India results in over 58,000 fatalities and a vast number of morbidities annually. The majority of these clinically severe envenomings are attributed to …
Background Snake venom composition is dictated by various ecological and environmental factors, and can exhibit dramatic variation across geographically disparate populations of …
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is among the most feared snakes in Southeast Asia due to its toxicity, which is predominantly derived from long-chain α-neurotoxins. The only …
AH Laustsen, A Karatt-Vellatt, EW Masters… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is one of the most feared snake species of the African savanna. It has a potent, fast-acting neurotoxic venom comprised of dendrotoxins …
Venomic research, powered by techniques adapted from proteomics, transcriptomics, and genomics, seeks to unravel the diversity and complexity of venom through which knowledge …