Ohio University scientists have found the oldest definitive fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa, according to a new study published March 19 in the journal PLOS ONE.

Furthermore, these treatments are less effective against specific venom components, such as three-finger toxins (3FTxs) found in elapid snake venoms. These toxins, which can disrupt nerve-muscle ...

The findings, published in the journal Nature, detail how these engineered proteins protected mice from lethal doses of snake venom ... finger toxins produced by elapid snakes, such as cobras ...