Deadly new snake named after mythical Chinese goddess of healing
by Liz Kimbrough on 21 April 2021
Researchers have described a new species of venomous snake, from one of the deadliest and most medically significant groups of snakes in Asia.
The Suzhen’s krait is found in rice fields and streams in monsoon forests in southwestern China and northern Myanmar.
Understanding the differences between lethal snakes provides essential information for antivenin development and proper snakebite treatment, the authors say.
The researchers chose to name the snake after Bai Su Zhen, a snake goddess from the popular traditional Chinese myth Legend of White Snake, “in honor of her courage to true love and kindness to people.”
Sliding around in the dark : What it s like to have a rare disorder in New Zealand
27 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jaime and Aubrey Christmas, in November 2020. Photo / Supplied
Medical advice from Facebook, waiting years for a diagnosis, juggling dozens of specialists and even wishing it was cancer instead: these are the realities faced by the thousands of New Zealanders living with a rare disorder.
Some might be the only person in the country with their illness, but in total they amount to 300,000 Kiwis. It s comparable to the number with diabetes, but their pathway to care is much less certain.
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