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Why rattlesnakes are beneficial:Arizona's famous reptile deserves respect Common Arizona rattlesnake species
Western diamondback rattlesnake.
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The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Genomic analysis of the western diamondback rattlesnake demonstrated that venom metalloproteinases evolved from a single ancestral gene.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
How does a western diamondback rattlesnake develop resistance to the many types of metalloproteinase toxins in its own venom?
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
According to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are North America's longest, heaviest venomous snake, averaging 3 to 6 feet, with some adults growing up to 8 feet.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
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The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Genomic analysis of the western diamondback rattlesnake demonstrated that venom metalloproteinases evolved from a single ancestral gene.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
How does a western diamondback rattlesnake develop resistance to the many types of metalloproteinase toxins in its own venom?
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
According to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are North America's longest, heaviest venomous snake, averaging 3 to 6 feet, with some adults growing up to 8 feet.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
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Revolving around a community of sea serpents living on a secret island in the middle of the ocean, the feature is based on the children’s book series by Tor Åge Bringsværd and illustrator Thore Hansen, which ran across nine books from 1972 to 2019, creating a cross-generational brand.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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There's also an Orkney origin story involving a giant sea serpent.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Apart from garter snakes, which are known to cluster together in their hundreds in what’s called a hibernaculum during the winter months, most snakes are solo actors.New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2024
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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
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Filmed over nearly four years, the series explores locations from the Himalayas to the Western Pacific, featuring wildlife stories including elephants that have learned to stop buses to steal food in Sri Lanka and sea snakes hunting in partnership with fish.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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There was yet more to see—wild horses and noodle-nosed saiga antelope, coves of turquoise water filled with shipwrecks and sea snakes, and camel caravans on the Turkman border.J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2024
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
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For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Cadden added that after speaking to a Game and Fish expert on reptiles, the slithery creature appeared to be a gopher snake, one of the most common nonvenomous snakes in Arizona.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
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It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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But a few days ago, Cockerham’s son saw a black racer come out of the lemongrass.Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
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That told them that the snake was likely a venomous adult water moccasin.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
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Among them are the rattlesnake, cottonmouth (or water moccasin), copperhead and coral snake.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
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