• 195 What makes a snake bite?

  • Jun 25 2024
  • Length: 30 mins
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195 What makes a snake bite?

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  • Snake bite is a global health issue. This episode we look at a paper that tries to determine the factors that make snakes more or less likely to bite.

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    Main Paper References:

    Alves-Nunes JM, Fellone A, Almeida-Santos SM, De Medeiros CR, Sazima I, Vuolo Marques OA. 2024. Study of defensive behavior of a venomous snake as a new approach to understand snakebite. Scientific Reports 14:10230. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59416-6.

    Other Links/Mentions:

    List of fatal croc incidents (compiled by Brandon Sideleau and colleagues) in Mexico since 2010: https://crocattack.org/fatal-crocodile-attacks-in-mexico-2010-present/

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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