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Climate Change Could Lead to Major Venomous Snake Migrations, Study Says

Climate Change Could Lead to Major Venomous Snake Migrations, Study Says

The range of venomous snakes could look a lot different globally by 2070, according to a new study. Climate change is leading to habitat loss, which is likely to push venomous snakes into new regions. An international research team, led by professor Pablo Ariel Martinez of the Federal University of Sergipe, studied data on 209 […]

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    Climate Change Could Lead to Major Venomous Snake Migrations, Study Says

    Climate Change Could Lead to Major Venomous Snake Migrations, Study Says

    The range of venomous snakes could look a lot different globally by 2070, according to a new study. Climate change is leading to habitat loss, which is likely to push venomous snakes into new regions. An international research team, led by professor Pablo Ariel Martinez of the Federal University of Sergipe, studied data on 209 […]

    How Urban Isolation Could Make Snakes More Vulnerable to Climate Change

    How Urban Isolation Could Make Snakes More Vulnerable to Climate Change

    Could urbanization make it harder for some animals to adapt to the climate crisis?  A study published in the journal PLOS ONE last year found that the populations of Western tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) that were the most cut off from others due to urbanization in and around Perth, Australia, had reduced genetic diversity, […]