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Bihar Snakebite Initiative (BSI)

@BHSnakebiteInit

Human-Snake Conflict Mitigation in Bihar; Prevention and Awareness about Snakebite; Neglected Tropical Disease; Saving Lives of Snakes & Humans #NTD #Snakebite

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Scientists reveal a hidden snakebite crisis killing up to 513,000 people a year

Scientists reveal a hidden snakebite crisis killing up to 513,000 people a year

A startling new study suggests that venomous snakebites are killing far more people worldwide than official statistics indicate, with an estimated 274,000 to 513,000 deaths every year. Researchers...

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A study unravels the genetic mystery of a cobra divided by sea

A study unravels the genetic mystery of a cobra divided by sea

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s spectacled cobra (Naja naja) carries a two-million-year-old genetic mystery, and a new study finds that the island’s cobras form a genetically distinct lineage, reopening a...

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Snakebites are a far bigger problem than we knew: new study maps the hidden dangers

Snakebites are a far bigger problem than we knew: new study maps the hidden dangers

As many as 7 million people could be experiencing snake envenoming in a year, based on a literature review and geostatistical modelling study.

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"It can cause immediate, excruciating pain." Which animal has the world's fastest-acting venom? The...

"It can cause immediate, excruciating pain." Which animal has the world's fastest-acting venom? The...

From neurotoxins that trigger rapid paralysis to stings that inflict immediate pain, nature’s speediest chemical weapons aren’t always designed to kill.

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King cobra to spectacled cobra: New generation antivenom to transform snakebite treatment | Healthcare | Onmanorama share.google/49b9tMxEp4xmQVM…
King cobra to spectacled cobra: New generation antivenom to transform snakebite treatment

King cobra to spectacled cobra: New generation antivenom to transform snakebite treatment

Researchers have developed a new recombinant antivenom, manufactured using microbial systems, offering broad protection against various cobras and.recombinant antivenom, next-generation snakebite...

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New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N' Roses share.google/NxK9P9O4bpLvDru…
New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N’ Roses

New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N’ Roses

Scientists have identified a new-to-science, reddish-brown snake from specimens found in the forests of Papua New Guinea  and named it after Slash, the lead guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses....

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Why an Indian cobra spread its hood: Learn about the snake’s dramatic display. indianexpress.com/article/li…
Why an Indian cobra spread its hood: Learn about the snake’s dramatic display

Why an Indian cobra spread its hood: Learn about the snake’s dramatic display

Why does the Indian cobra spread its hood? Here's what this dramatic defensive display means!

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Rescued from a resedential premises from Motihari town, Bihar & Relocated in a safe habitat. #SaveSnakes #SnakeConservation #Bihar #Champaran #NeglectedTropicalDisease @GlobalSnakebite @icmr_nsp @indiansnakebite @snakebiteindia @IUCNssc @UNBiodiversity
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Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right

Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right

A 'pillar of gut' is the key.

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Late Night rescue of Common Wolf Snake from Chandmari locality of Motihari on 2nd August.
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Baby Spectacled Cobra rescued on 24th July from Gayatri Nagar, Motihari. @ZOOLOGYLNDC1 @IZFS2 @IZFS2 @DEFCCOfficial
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Scientists discover hidden snake diversity of Himalayan pit viper in Pakistani mountains

Scientists discover hidden snake diversity of Himalayan pit viper in Pakistani mountains

PESHAWAR, May 29 (APP):An international team of researchers studying snakes in Himalaya, Hindu Kush and nearby mountain areas have discovered that a venomous

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First World Congress on Snakes, Kandy, SL
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How new fossils and modern technology are tracing the origins of snakes - The Hindu share.google/3x118jEnv3io4GR…
How new fossils and modern technology are tracing the origins of snakes

How new fossils and modern technology are tracing the origins of snakes

Explore how new fossils and advanced technology are revealing the evolutionary origins and diversity of snakes throughout history.

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A new anti-venom discovered by researchers uses ‘nanobodies’, promises to be game changer against...

A new anti-venom discovered by researchers uses ‘nanobodies’, promises to be game changer against...

An international team of researchers led by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel from DTU Bioengineering in Copenhagen, Denmark, has discovered what it claims is a ga

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Vivek Menon@vivek4wild30 Nov 2025
More than 400 Anoles come under this @iucnssc specialist group managed by the two energetic young professionals Jhan & Anna. Here, see the dewlap of the Dominican, the jauntiness of the Panama City, the vibrancy of the Neotropical Green and the head shape of the Puerto Rican.
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Karnataka Researchers Develop 2-Minute Snake Venom Test Kit Set To Hit Market Soon

Karnataka Researchers Develop 2-Minute Snake Venom Test Kit Set To Hit Market Soon

A Bengaluru-based biotech team unveils a rapid test kit that identifies venomous snakebites within minutes, aiming to reduce rural deaths and transform emergency treatment.

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A massive Indian Spectacled Cobra was rescued from Bajaj Patti locality (Motihari) in night of 9th November. #Ghostofthenight #backtothewild
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Released in a safe habitat after a successful Rescue of Indian Spectacled Cobra. #Backtothewild #Motihari
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