Elapidae

The message that the author is trying to portray is that most men may insinuate  that  women are not able to handle complex situations. The colonel said “A woman’s unfailing reaction in any crisis,” “is to scream”. At that very moment I knew the colonel liked to discriminate women. The words that came out of the colonel mouth was really disrespectful, even though he didn’t mean it, in a neglecting way. Other women would’ve taken that particular phrase offensive. No one in the group was tensed up

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a cobra? From what I’ve found out, cobras live a very interesting life, from how they react to predators and prey, to the different types of cobras out in the world. Cobras have the scientific name of Naja, which means “little sister” in Greenlandic. Another fascinating fact, all though it is very sad, is that cobras are threatened by deforestation, forest fragmentation, and illegal wildlife trade. How cobras live and survive is mainly based upon their

Australia is home to some of the most incredible wildlife in the world; from the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) to the Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Australia's biological diversity is uncanny. Amongst the incredible diversity is a unique species of snake known as, Notechis scutatus, or more commonly referred to as the Tiger snake. In this essay I will discuss the Tiger Snake’s behavior, mating and reproduction habits, and venom. The Tiger Snake is distributed from New South Wales,

Ophidian paramyxovirus is a virus that affects snakes, particularly in the family Viperidae; it compromises the immune system, which can lead to mortality through secondary bacterial infections. This negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus infects the respiratory system and can be transmitted through feces, respiratory tract secretions, fomites, or vectors such as mites; as such, in captivity, good husbandry practices are critical to prevent transmission of this disease. Paramyxovirus is a viral

Intro “Each year around 1 million people world wide are bitten by snakes, and around 30,000 to 40,000 of the snake bite victims die from the venomous injection of a venomous snake. Of the 2,000 species of snakes, about 400 are venomous. The cobra, coral snake, and rattlesnake are common examples of venomous snakes.” (Snake2). Knowing this information and more can possibly save yours or somebody else’s life when put into a situation when you have been bitten by a snake and can’t identify it