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The biter bit? Investigation of possible in-ovo self-envenomation in an Egyptian saw-scaled viper using region of interest X-ray microtomography
Richard Johnston 
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John Mulley
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John Mulley
PeerJ Preprints, Volume: e624v1
Swansea University Author:
Richard Johnston
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DOI (Published version): 10.7287/peerj.preprints.624v1
Abstract
Proven examples of self-envenomation by venomous snakes, and especially instances of death as a result of these events, are extremely rare, if not non-existent. Here we use Region of Interest X-ray microtomography to investigate a putative case of fatal in-ovo self-envenomation in the Egyptian saw-s...
| Published in: | PeerJ Preprints |
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| Published: |
2014
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| Online Access: |
https://peerj.com/preprints/624v1/ |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21227 |
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| Abstract: |
Proven examples of self-envenomation by venomous snakes, and especially instances of death as a result of these events, are extremely rare, if not non-existent. Here we use Region of Interest X-ray microtomography to investigate a putative case of fatal in-ovo self-envenomation in the Egyptian saw-scaled viper, Echis pyramidum. Our analyses have provided unprecedented insight into the skeletal anatomy of a late-stage embryonic snake and the disposition of the fangs without disrupting or destroying a unique biological specimen. |
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| Keywords: |
Snake, saw-scaled viper, microCT, region of interest, self-envenomation, X-ray microtomography |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |