How a common blood thinner can protect against spitting cobras
Scientists are excited about the ‘surprising’ discovery that heparin could limit the damage caused by the snake’s toxins
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Scientists are excited about the ‘surprising’ discovery that heparin could limit the damage caused by the snake’s toxins
Australian Jerromy Brookes, 47, suffers cardiac arrest after trying to catch one of the world’s most venomous reptiles
A four-metre slice of snake meat can be farmed far more efficiently than beef, making it an eco-food for the future, Australian report finds
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Spotted black snake wrestled from the cistern before being freed into the wilderness
A combination of existing drugs – including those used to treat cancer – inhibit venom effectively and are easy to administer in the field
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The RSPCA is concerned a number of large serpents have been found in a short space of time
Rob Byrne calls for tighter controls on such snakes after he was bitten during attack
Man endangered snake's life and breached his permit, say wildlife officers
With the RSPCA unavailable, officers in West Bromwich had to capture the huge reptile
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Serpent attacks gardener by biting her repeatedly before bird swoops down to reclaim its prey
Players looked bemused as the reptile slithered across the boundary
19ft monster is as long as a giraffe is tall and has no natural predators in Florida, where the species is a menace to wildlife
The 10ft snake was spotted by West Midlands officers slithering a cross a busy road in Aston, Birmingham
Small species of the reptile can perform acrobatic manoeuvre to avoid capture
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The female sex organs were previously mistaken to be scent glands, under-developed penises or there to stimulate males
Child's 76-year-old grandfather leaps to rescue, diving into pool and lifting boy out - with snake still attached
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