Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) are native to southeastern Asia, however, there
is an established invasive population inhabiting much of southern Florida throughout the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Acalypha indica is an herbal plant that grows in wet,
temperate and tropical region, primarily along the earth's equator line. This plant is …

Background The highly derived morphology and astounding diversity of snakes has long
inspired debate regarding the ecological and evolutionary origin of both the snake total …

We present a molecular phylogenetic analysis of caenophidian (advanced) snakes using
sequences from two mitochondrial genes (12S and 16S rRNA) and one nuclear (c-mos) …

The Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles offers" one-stop shop**" to all biologists,
biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, and informed …

The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were
integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as …

The Neotropical pitviper genus Bothrops (lanceheads) occurs from Mexico to Argentina.
Data on feeding habits of 22 species indicate that most are (1) diet generalists, and (2) show …

The evolutionary history and taxonomy of worm-like snakes (scolecophidians) continues to
be refined as new molecular data are gathered and analyzed. Here we present additional …

Pakistan is a land of stunning transitions. It is the connection between the Middle East and
the Indian Subcontinent, or, in biogeographic terms, the Palearctic and the Oriental. Pakistan …

Despite their medical interest, the phylogeny of the snake family Viperidae remains
inadequately understood. Previous studies have generally focused either on the pitvipers …