Venomics and Peptidomics of Palearctic Vipers: A Clade-Wide Analysis of Seven Taxa of the Genera Vipera, Montivipera, Macrovipera, and Daboia across …

M Damm, M Karış, D Petras… - Journal of proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Snake venom variations are a crucial factor to understand the consequences of snakebite
envenoming worldwide, and therefore it is important to know about toxin composition …

[HTML][HTML] Proteogenomics-guided functional venomics resolves the toxin arsenal and activity of Deinagkistrodon acutus venom

I Avella, L Schulte, S Hurka, M Damm… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Snakebite primarily impacts rural communities of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The sharp-
nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) is among the snakes of highest medical importance in …

Comparative venom analysis between melanistic and normally coloured phenotypes of the common adder (Vipera berus)

L Schulte, L Uhrig, J Eichberg… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Snake venom is an ecologically relevant functional trait directly linked with a snake's fitness
and survival, facilitating predation and defence. Snake venom variation occurs at all …

The presence of four pathogenic oral bacterial species in six wild snake species from southern Taiwan: Associated factors

WH Lin, TS Tsai, PC Chuang - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
The oral cavity of snakes serves as a habitat for various microorganisms, some of which may
include potential zoonotic pathogens posing risks to hosts and causing wound infections in …

[HTML][HTML] Age Is Just a Number: Ontogenetic Conservation in Activation of Blood Clotting Factors VII, X, and XII by Caucasus Blunt-Nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetina …

K Kempson, A Chowdhury, A Violette, R Fourmy… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study examined the pathophysiological effects of venoms from neonate and adult
specimens of the viperid snake Macrovipera lebetina obtusa, focusing on their ability to …

[HTML][HTML] The Toxin Diversity, Cytotoxicity, and Enzymatic Activity of Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) Venom

T Lüddecke, I Avella, M Damm, L Schulte, J Eichberg… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
“True” cobras (genus Naja) are among the venomous snakes most frequently involved in
snakebite accidents in Africa and Asia. The Cape cobra (Naja nivea) is one of the African …

Individual variation in Macrovipera lebetinus obtusa (blunt-nosed viper) venom from a limited area in Southeastern Anatolia (Türkiye)

R Gürbüz, Ş Eroğlu Oylum, T Apaydin, MZ Yıldız… - Toxin …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Intraspecific variation in snake venom composition has been the subject of many studies,
revealing the differences in venom proteomes according to age, diet, sex, and geographic …

Vertebral morphology and intracolumnar variation of the iconic African viperid snake Atheris (Serpentes, Viperidae)

K Węgrzyn, OSG Pauwels, J Brecko… - The Anatomical … - Wiley Online Library
We here provide a detailed description of the vertebral morphology of the African arboreal
viperid snakes of the genus Atheris. Vertebrae of three different species of the genus, ie …