khabr national park and ruchun wildlife refuge are situated in the southeast of iran, kerman province. although snakes are an important group in the studied area, little is known regarding their diversity. the present study was carried out from march 2009 to late summer 2010. in this study, 74 specimens were collected (or observed) and identified, belonging to four families, 14 genera, and 17 s...

The mortality rate from snakebites in West Bengal is very high and most of the deaths are caused by the Daboia russelli and Naja naja envenomation. Twenty-three plants from the seventeen families were collected from the traditional healers and explored for the first time for antisnake venom activity. In our previous report, the methanolic root extract of the Indian medicinal plants Pluchea indi...

The goal of this study was to identify new compounds from venoms able to modulate sperm physiology and more particularly sperm motility. For this purpose, we screened the effects of 16 snake venoms cleared of molecules higher than 15 kDa on sperm motility. Venoms rich in neurotoxins like those from Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus or Daboia russelii, were highly potent inhibitors of sperm moti...

Plasma levels vitamin K dependent coagulation factors, for example, prothrombin and protein C and urinary r-carboxyglutamic acid (r-Gla) were measured in diabetes mellitus. Concentration of prothrombin was determined by Echis carinatus-chromogenic method. (S-2238) and protein C was determined by ELISA. Concentration of urinary r-Gla was determined using HPLC by Kuwada, et. al. Plasma samples we...

The morbidity and mortality associated with snake bite is a serious health concerned especially in developing countries. The rural communities are the worst affected and where it is considered as one of the occupational health hazards especially related to agriculture industry. About 50,000 deaths are recorded per year as a result of snakebite. The scenario may sometimes deteriorate further bec...