SquaMates Ep. 30: Nolite te serpentes biteyouonyourbum

In this episode we talk about how many people are getting bitten by venomous snakes in South Africa, and how reporting encounters like this can help to reduce morbidity and mortality from snakebite: all the topic of a new paper by co-host Hiral Naik! Remember that you can watch the full episode with video at youtube.com/@squamatespod! Episode notes sometimes get clipped on your device or by your podcast provider; for full notes and references, go to squamatespod.com Episode Citations Seneci, L., Hall, A.S., Glaw, F. & Scherz, M.D. (2025) Potential evolutionary convergence in trophic adaptations of two booidean snake lineages as evidenced by skull morphology. Journal of Morphology, 286(1):e70011. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.70011 Naik, H. & Alexander, G.J. (2025) The incidence of snakebite in South Africa and the challenges associated with lack of reporting. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene:trae109. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae109 Follow the show and the hosts on social media! SquaMates: website • instagram • facebook • youtube • bluesky Mark D. Scherz: website • instagram • tumblr • facebook • researchgate • redbubble • bluesky Gabriel Ugueto: website • instagram • facebook • redbubble • bluesky Ethan Kocak: personal website • comic • tumblr • facebook • patreon • bluesky Hiral Naik: website • instagram • blueskyThe post SquaMates Ep. 30: Nolite te serpentes biteyouonyourbum first appeared on SquaMates.