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We're finally close to a universal antivenom that works against cobra, krait and black mamba snake bites, say researchers
Mar 9, 2024
We're finally close to a universal antivenom that works against cobra, krait and black mamba snake bites, say researchers
If you're bitten by a venomous snake, the medicine you need is antivenom. Unfortunately, antivenoms are species specific, meaning you need to have the right antivenom for the snake that bit you. Most of the time, people have no idea what species of snake has bitten them. And for some...
Lives of Female Komodo Dragons Cut Short by 'Housework'
Oct 17, 2012
Lives of Female Komodo Dragons Cut Short by 'Housework'
Female Komodo dragons live half as long as their male counterparts — 31 years on average compared with the guys' 62. A new study suggests the physical demands of lizard housework, which includes building nests and protecting eggs, cut the females' life spans short. A team of researchers studied 400...
Blue Iguana Slithers Back from Extinction
Oct 22, 2012
Blue Iguana Slithers Back from Extinction
Just a decade ago, the Grand Cayman blue iguana was on the brink of extinction, with only 10 to 25 individuals left in the wild. But the reptile has made a major comeback and is no longer listed as a critically endangered species. The blue iguana, which is only found...
Why Do Lizards Do Push-Ups?
Oct 24, 2012
Why Do Lizards Do Push-Ups?
Lizards work out for the same reason a guy at the gym might: as a display of strength. And with lizards, as can be the case with men, the push-ups also mean get out of my territory. And a new study finds some lizards make a morning and evening routine...
Newly Found Lizard May Be Lost Soon
Oct 29, 2012
Newly Found Lizard May Be Lost Soon
Say hello, and maybe goodbye, to the coastal plains skink — a new species of lizard discovered in Australia that researchers say is already on the decline. The skink, named Ctenotus ora, lives in the sand dunes along Western Australia's Swan Coastal Plain, a stretch of coastline just south of...
Cut Here: Gecko Tails Rip Off Along 'Dotted' Line
Dec 21, 2012
Cut Here: Gecko Tails Rip Off Along 'Dotted' Line
Like a pair of Velcro stripper pants, gecko tails come off easy. The lizards have pre-formed score lines in their tail that allow them to quickly rip off their tails when a predator has grabbed it, according to a new study. The gecko tails, which were described Wednesday (Dec. 19)...
2 New Lizard Species Discovered in Peru
Mar 21, 2013
2 New Lizard Species Discovered in Peru
Two new colorful species of lizards have been discovered in the Peruvian rain forest, in a little-explored section of the Andes Mountains in the northeast of the country. Both species of lizards sport colorful splotches of green and brown that allow them to blend into the mountain rain forests they...
How to Count Komodo Dragons
Mar 29, 2013
How to Count Komodo Dragons
How do you count Komodo dragons? With some cameras and the element of surprise. Camera traps are frequently used to take pictures and monitor populations of large mammals like tigers and leopards, but until now, they haven't been used often to count Komodo dragons ― the world's largest lizards ―...
Elderly Woman Survives Komodo Dragon Attack
Apr 12, 2013
Elderly Woman Survives Komodo Dragon Attack
An 83-year-old Indonesian woman survived a recent attack by a fearsome 2-meter-long (6.6 feet) Komodo dragon and is currently recovering in the hospital. The attack occurred when Haisah, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, was making a broom from a coconut tree, Agence France-Press reported. The reptile pounced...
Boa Spotted Eating Endangered Iguana for First Time
Apr 25, 2013
Boa Spotted Eating Endangered Iguana for First Time
The Pacific boa usually eats skinks and geckos, and other small reptiles on the islands of Fiji where it is found. But it also has a more concerning prey: the endangered Fiji banded iguana, which is much larger than its common prey and — more importantly ­— deemed endangered by...
Exotic Lizards on the Loose in Florida
Apr 30, 2013
Exotic Lizards on the Loose in Florida
At a time when spring flowers should be emerging from the ground, dozens of four-foot foreign lizards instead crawled out of the dirt in one Florida backyard this month. An exotic pet dealer in Panama City, Fla., abandoned his lot of lizards called tegus back in the fall when his...
Images: Exotic Lizards Pop Out of the Ground in Florida
May 1, 2013
Images: Exotic Lizards Pop Out of the Ground in Florida
Tegu In Florida (Image credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)This South American lizard called a tegu was captured in Florida after it was abandoned by an exotic pet dealer. Tegu Trap (Image credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)Jake Edwards, an exotic wildlife technician for the Florida Fish and...
Monitor Lizards Threatened by Pet Trade, Fashion Industry
Jun 4, 2013
Monitor Lizards Threatened by Pet Trade, Fashion Industry
Coveted by exotic pet dealers and handbag-makers, colorful monitor lizards in Southeast Asia may be facing more serious conservation threats than thought, researchers say. Monitor lizards are a group of strong-bodied, intelligent mostly carnivorous reptiles, including the fearsome Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard, which can grow to a...
Real-Life 'Lizard King' Named for Doors' Jim Morrison
Jun 4, 2013
Real-Life 'Lizard King' Named for Doors' Jim Morrison
A lizard the size of a German shepherd once roamed Myanmar, a new fossil analysis reveals. The lizard, one of the largest ever known, has been dubbed Barbaturex morrisoni in honor of The Doors' singer Jim Morrison, who once wrote a song that included the lyrics, I am the lizard...
Caribbean Lizards Suggest Evolution More Predictable Than Thought
Jul 18, 2013
Caribbean Lizards Suggest Evolution More Predictable Than Thought
If you could rewind time and watch evolution take place all over again, would it happen the same way as it did before? This question has long puzzled thinkers like legendary evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould, who proposed that evolution was utterly unpredictable and quite unrepeatable. But a new study...
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