#NewPaper on a conspicuous Bothrocophias sp. finding from the lowland forests of the Ecuadorian Chocó. #herpetology #biogeography Find the paper here: herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn...

🐍💉 Ketamine in Snake Venom 🧪 ... sounds strange? Our recent #AnimalVenomics #MassSpec publication, shows anesthetics and secretion enhancers, incl. their metabolites ends up in the venom. 🔓Damm et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1038/s415... In @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Reports

Funded Master's position in Rattlesnake Biology at Cal Poly SLO jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... Please share!

Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.

🐍 North American herpetology: . Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1836-1840.. [Source]

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Second call for joining our server! 🐸 Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers. 💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com Please share!📣

🦎+🐍=? A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw. #SnakeScience 🧪🐍

Come work with me on reptile brain evolution! 🦎🧠🐍

Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper: journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda... Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!

I’m setting up a Discord server for young herpetologists, derived from an idea at #SEH2025. The goal is to create a space for quick help, collaboration, and networking. If you’d like to give input or get involved, let me know! #herpetology

Last week: #SEH2025 in Bonn! I met so many old and new friends from around the world, a great experience! I presented by #postdoc work on the venom of the small "non-venomous" #hognose #snake, Heterodon nasicus. Thanks to the @dfg.de Walter-Benjamin program #venomics #zootoxinology

#SEH2025 what a week! Plenty of great talks, lovely people and chats… Also presented a poster on our Grass Snake project in Berlin.

Spiders 🕷️ learn to trap glowing fireflies 🪲💡 then use them as bait to catch dinner 🍽️ www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪

All 10 of the Dinosaurs Survived series...so far. Series One: Cryolophosaurus Tyrannosaurus Dilophosaurus Deinonychus Carnotaurus Series Two: Ceratosaurus Allosaurus Spinosaurus Irritator Velociraptor Series Three...? www.emmalerae.com/store.html

#SciArtSeptember 11 - Venomous Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday. Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.

The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians

Convergent Evolution!

⚠️🐍⚠️ Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.

🐍⚠️Bitten by a #Hongnose or other non-front fanged snake?⚠️🐍 Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms. English: shorturl.at/fI3hC German: shorturl.at/Es5rz Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc Feel free to share the survey links!

📄 New Publication by our Animal Venomics Lab! 🐍🐸🕷🐝🪸 We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications. 🔓#OpenAccess Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... #MassSpec #venom @LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer

Starting my new Habilitation position at the @jlugiessen.bsky.social in coop with @fraunhofer.bsky.social IME! The next 3+ years in the Animal Venomics group of Tim Lüddecke. Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity! #VikingsInVenomResearch

And here we are at BlueSky! After some long silent time... social media is back. So much happend, and way more is coming for this year! snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍

🐜🐍🐟 All venoms welcome 🪱🪼🕷️ #VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms. If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me. Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...

⚠️Venom and related conferences 2024⚠️ calendar.online/f413ab0cba29... A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual. Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!