Barietin From Puff Adder Venom Raised Heart Rate by About 30% in Rats
Purified barietin from puff adder venom increased heart rate by about 30% in rats while changing blood pressure…
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Injuries Were More Extensive After Zebra Spitting Cobra Bites Than Puff Adder Bites in Namibia
Among 20 hospitalized snakebite patients in Namibia, tissue necrosis occurred in 11 of 12 zebra spitting cobra cases…
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Patchier, More Diverse Landscapes Were Linked to More Reported Snake–Human Encounters in Eswatini
Using 2,216 public snake-rescue records from Eswatini, the study found that reported encounter likelihood increased with patch density…
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Two Commercial Antivenoms Neutralised the Lethal Effects of Nigerian Puff Adder Venom in Mice
EchiTAb-Plus-ICP and PANAF both neutralised the lethal effect of Nigerian puff adder venom in a preclinical mouse model;…
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Puff adder venom showed regional differences between northern and southern Nigeria
A 2026 study comparing pooled puff adder venom from Kaduna and Ibadan found regional differences in toxin composition…
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New Oral Snakebite Drug Candidate Potently Inhibited Puff Adder Venom Enzymes in Laboratory Tests
The new small-molecule drug candidate DC-174 strongly inhibited snake venom metalloproteinases across five medically important viper venoms, including…
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Puff Adder Venom Contains Regional Metalloproteinase Forms With Very Different Activity
A 2026 study found regional forms of a dominant puff adder venom metalloproteinase that differed strongly in how…
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Larger Puff Adders Did Not Yield More Venom in a 24-Snake Study
Measurements from 24 puff adders found no relationship between body size and the amount of fresh venom obtained…
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Thyroid hormone remained suppressed for 36 hours in dogs bitten by puff adders
In a 2026 study of naturally envenomed dogs, total thyroxine remained significantly suppressed 36 hours after puff adder…
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Three Antivenoms Neutralised Venom from All Five Tested Medically Important Kenyan Snakes
Preclinical testing in Kenya found that SAIMR polyvalent, AFRIVEN and PANAF-Premium neutralised venom from all five tested medically…
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Puff Adder Venom Contained 36 Conserved Peptides in Key Toxin Enzymes
Researchers identified 36 conserved peptide regions in three major enzyme families in pooled puff adder venom. Many lay…
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Puff Adder Venom Caused Severe Anaemia and Organ Damage in Zebrafish
Experimental puff-adder envenomation caused severe haemolytic anaemia within six hours in zebrafish, together with changes in coagulation, innate…
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