krait

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Recent Examples of krait Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces. Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024 In the clip, the mimic octopus impersonates one of these creatures, turning his tentacles into snake-like appendages that are the same colors as a sea krait. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024 Researchers have created a powerful synthetic antibody that counteracts the deadly venom produced by snakes in the Elapidae family—which includes the black mamba, king cobra and kraits. Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024 Groups of five mice were given a life-threatening dose of the toxin from the venom of a krait, mixed with the antibody. Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024 Barbed arrow kraits can reach about 3 feet in length, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024 When all is said and done, and the blanket removed, there is no krait at all. Vulture, 29 Sep. 2023 Milking a banded krait for venom. Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2013 In the 1950s, two researchers in Taiwan--CY Lee and CC Chang--decided to study the venom of the banded krait. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2011
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Noun
  • Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Hahn is never funnier than when Agatha is trying to summon some of her own swagger while forced to wear Agnes’s drab clothes—a cobra stuck in the mundane form of a hamster.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • More:Bobcat tries to eat striking rattlesnake in this uniquely Arizona video.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The northern copperhead snake is described as having two shades of copper or a reddish-brown color.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Unlike rattlesnakes, copperhead venom is relatively mild and deaths from their bites are extremely rare, according to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
Noun
  • The longest python that has been caught in Florida measured 19 feet long.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Burmese pythons were habitually released into the wild by irresponsible pet owners after the exotic pet boom in the ’70s.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • After its start in 1949, the orchestra was known for its symphonic jazz, mamba and conjunto polkas.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Per a report from The Telegraph, Dingo was bitten by an Eastern green mamba.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Currently, researchers are working with a test that detects four invasive constrictor snake species, all of which have established populations in Florida: Burmese pythons, North African pythons, boa constrictors and rainbow boas.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Boa constrictors, however, are not typically dangerous to humans.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.
    Sarah Lane, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • London’s Harry Styles event saw 12 foppish men in feather boas, Gucci flares, and floppy haircuts vying for the prize.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Firefighters placed the boa in a box and turned it over to the Arizona Herpetological Society for safe handling and care.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024

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