Deadly sea snakes have washed up along the eastern coast of Australia. Click to read more. Deadly sea snakes whose bites can cause paralysis, renal failure, and even death have been washing up along the eastern coast of Australia, according to reports earlier this week.
Researchers found the functional genetic diversity they detected by analyzing gene variations in fully sequenced genomes of 90 Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes correlated nicely with the neutral genetic diversity seen across broad sections of those same genomes containing no protein-coding genes similar to the type of genetic material historically used to assess genetic diversity.
After months of rainy weather, farms in the Lockyer Valley in southeast Queensland are just now beginning to dry up; thus, expectations for further rain this week's end are causing some farmers anxiety.
As bleeding patients are transported to hospitals, venom gel, derived from some of the world's deadliest snakes could soon be used to heal wounds and save lives, according to a team of researchers from Australia.
Nick Evans, a reptile trainer and snake rescuer from KwaZulu Natal in South Africa recounted how he came across two black mamba snakes, the world's most venomous snakes, on a property in the Durban suburb of Reservoir Hills.