the longest native snake in the United States. This innovative approach looks for traces of environmental DNA in soil samples and can significantly bolster efforts to conserve this threatened species.

Poyarkov’s big-tooth snakes are “secretive” and “quite ... Researchers did not provide a DNA analysis of the new species. Aspen Pflughoeft covers real-time news for McClatchy.

The most efficient time to look for pythons is between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Surveying overnight generally yielded ...

(Recombinant DNA technologies in this case refer to the ... Also, the new proteins designed against snake toxins are small, compared to antibodies. Their smaller size might allow for greater ...

This led to three years of detailed investigations to identify the snake. The team recently published a paper revealing the discovery of an entirely new snake genus and species. The snake resembled ...