News tagged with poisonous venom

Snake spills venomous secrets: Research shows how the bite of a small texas snake causes extreme pain

Examining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and red serpent called the Texas ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

New pseudoscorpion discovered in Yosemite National Park (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- It waits blindly in the darkness of granite caves in Yosemite National Park, moving little to conserve energy.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Biting back: Costa Rica experts harvest deadly snake venom

The dreaded Matabuey, a snake so fearsome its name means "ox killer," has a deadly bite that immobilizes its prey in minutes, making it the kind of creature generally to be avoided. But far from steering clear ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom

Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arach ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Komodo dragon attacks terrorize Indonesia villages

(AP) -- Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world's largest lizard were not afraid ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0