Sentences with phrase «venomous species»

Chickens, fish, foxes, goats, monkeys, pigs (pot - belly or any other), scorpions, snapping turtles, spiders, tarantulas, wildlife and any venomous species.

Most venomous species today use their venom for hunting, so I would rather go for this option.

That unique ecological role for the wasps» venom could explain why these animals rely so heavily on a different mechanism for gene evolution than other venomous species.

This venomous species of lionfish was discovered only two years ago off the coast of Indonesia.

No one knows exactly how many venomous species there are on this planet.

But labs like King's are starting to tap the pharmaceutical potential that lies in the full diversity of venomous species.

Not exact matches

Yet somehow that hasn't stopped entrepreneur and restaurateur Ryan Chadwick, who is on a mission to bring lionfish, a venomous and invasive species wreaking havoc in the Atlantic ocean, to dinner plates across the country.

I tend to believe that the name cobra references several species of snakes, most of which are in the venomous snake family Elapidae.

Each venomous snake species produces a unique venom, a mixture of around 50 - 200 toxic proteins and protein fragments that co-evolve with the typical prey of the snake, such as the smaller reptiles eaten by the eastern coral snake or the rodents preferred by rattlesnakes.

The Gila monster is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards.

The researchers found the virus in two species of snakes, the cottonmouth and copperhead — two venomous vipers that are common in the Tuskegee National Forest.

A report in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that in one venomous snail, the evolution of poisons is occurring faster than protein evolution in any other known animal species.

Their paper in the Journal of Heredity notes that the fish does make up the bulk of the 2,000 species of venomous vertebrates; about 500 snake species are poisonous.

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History estimate s some 1,200 species of venomous fish based on DNA and anatomic studies.

To test the idea, Pfennig and his colleague prodded 56 species of venomous and non-venomous snakes with a fake rat on a stick and recorded their defensive tail shakes.

A study of some 50 species of venomous and non-venomous snakes suggests the behaviour existed long before the tool

«This is the first evidence of the oldest venomous vertebrate ever found, and what is even more surprising is that it is not in a species that we expected it to be,» says Dr Julien Benoit, researcher at the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Two frog species from Brazil are the first and so far only venomous frogs.

And in the regions where they are being introduced, the illegal trade represents a likely source of new alien species to disrupt the local ecosystems and, in the case of venomous snakes, pose a potential threat to humans.»

With about 250 animals from 40 different species, it's one of the largest collections of venomous snakes in Europe.

«Puff adders, the ultimate ambush predator: One of Africa's most venomous and abundant snake species hides from predator and prey by camouflaging smell.»

The best evidence on this evolutionary process comes from Dr Ben Phillips» studies on red - bellied blacksnakes, a venomous snake species from eastern Australia.

Sharma, professor of integrative biology, came to UW — Madison from the American Museum of Natural History in 2015 and brought with him research on some of the creepiest, crawliest species on the planet, like venomous scorpions from Arizona, tarantulas from Colorado and enormous, blind sea spiders from Antarctica.

Mostly known for their stealthy, slithery sinews and the venomous bites of some species, snakes have largely gotten a bad rap over the centuries.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter which species because in Australia nearly all snakes are venomous (some more so than others).

There are 4 species of venomous snakes found in US and they are all found in Houston and our surrounding areas.

Most other desert species of snake are difficult for one reason or another; they are fast, difficult to tame or venomous.

Permit requirements apply for the possession of some species such as venomous reptiles and Eastern Box turtles.

What they found was an especial proclivity for venomous and endangered species, as well as those with higher body mass or posing a threat to humans — big, rare, and scary for the win!