We studied the defensive strike of one species of each of five recognized lineages within the genus Bothrops, namely, B. alternatus, B. jararaca, B. jararacussu, B. moojeni and B. pauloensis. The defensive strike of the studied species was in general similar to that of Crotalus viridis and C. atrox, but some important differences were observed. Bothrops alternatus and B. pauloensis struck prefe...

Serine proteases are widely distributed in viperid snake venoms, but rare in elapid snake venoms. Previously, we have identified a fibrinogenolytic enzyme termed OhS1 from the venom of Ophiophagus hannah. The results indicated that OhS1 might be a serine protease, but there was no structural evidence previously. In the present study, the primary structure of OhS1 was determined by protein seque...

Cobra venoms contain heat stable, basic, proteins that inhibit iodide accumulation by thyroid slices. Activity is not related to the content of phospholipase A or various other enzymatic activities. These proteins are present only in Elapid venoms and not in snakes of the Crotalidae or Viperidae families. Two such basic proteins, named cobramines A and B, have been purified from the crude venom...

the updated checklist of amphibians and reptiles of qom province, central iran is presented. totally 46 species, 35 genera and 17 families of reptiles and amphibians are reported in the area. the most diverse suborder is serpentes with 19 species or 41.3% of the reptile species richness of the region. the most specious families with high diversification are ranked respectively: colubridae with ...

Bothrops jararaca is an abundant snake in Brazil, and its venom has been studied exhaustively. The species exhibits adult size dimorphism in which female are larger. We registered the growth in Snout-Vent Length and weight of one litter (with 11 females and 12 males). We compared growth curves and venom profile between male and female of B. jararaca in order to establish the relationship of tho...

the reptile's fauna of sabzevar was investigated during 10 years (2003-2013). in total 43 species belonging to 29 genera, 13families and two orders (squamata and testudines) were collected and identified. the most diverse group in the area is lizards with 23 species, followed by snakes with 18 species and the testudines with one species. the most diverse families are colubridae , lacertidae wit...

Cytogenetic studies were carried out on four species of Indian snakes viz Eryx conicus (Family Boidae), Naja naja naja (Family Elapidae), Vipera russelli and Echis carinatus (Family Viperidae) collected from Jammu region (J&K). Both E. conicus and N. n. naja show deviation from typical ophidian karyotype (2n=36), having 2n=34 (16 macroand 18 microchromosomes, NF=42) in E. conicus and 2n=38 (16 ...

Activators of blood coagulation factor X have been described in the venom of many snake species belonging to the genus Viperidae and Crotalidae as well as from a few Elapid species. Based on the structural and functional properties of purified activating principles, factor X activators are either metalloproteases or serine proteases. The best known activator is RVV-X from Russell’s viper (Daboi...