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snake fungal disease

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2022: Fungus has minimal effect on some NJ copperheads

December 8, 2022

Snake fungal disease is a troubling issue for reptile biologists who have focused increased attention on the illness over the past decade or so. But while researchers have published a number of studies on the …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Kentucky aquatic snakes have high fungal disease prevalence

December 4, 2020

Aquatic snake species in Kentucky have high incidences fungal disease, which may affect their behavior without impacting their short-term survival. “We did see that snakes — especially the queen snakes — were less likely to …

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Fungal disease affects snakes in 19 states and Puerto Rico

October 9, 2020

A new large-scale snake survey has found that a deadly fungal disease has spread through 19 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The snake fungal disease Ophidiomycosis is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, and was first …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Fungal disease drains energy and dries snakes out

January 24, 2020

A pair of new studies illuminate one of the ways that a fungal disease may be killing snakes as well as what methods may not work for protecting infected serpents. “This helps us understand why …

Joshua Rapp Learn

California officials confirm snake fungal disease in state

November 7, 2019

A deadly snake fungal disease has officially spread into California — the farthest west of any detection yet, according to a recent bulletin from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Snake fungal disease, or …

Conservation News

Deadly snake fungal disease doesn’t discriminate

December 28, 2017

Snake fungal disease infects snake species regardless of their ancestry, physical characteristics or habitats, according to new research. “It was totally randomly dispersed,” said Frank Burbrink, curator of herpetology at the American Museum of Natural …

Dana Kobilinsky

Snake fungal disease confirmed in Europe for first time

July 18, 2017

A team of researchers has documented the first detection of the fungus responsible for snake fungal disease in wild snakes in Europe. They wrote about their findings in a study published in June in Scientific …

Dana Kobilinsky

Researchers Confirm Snake Fungal Disease Culprit

November 18, 2015

Researchers have identified the fungus that’s causing snake fungal disease, an emerging disease in the eastern and midwestern United States that causes lesions on a number of snake species. While past research has confirmed the …

Conservation News

Snake Fungal Disease Strikes Again in Georgia

October 14, 2015

Snake fungal disease, a deadly and mysterious fungal infection fatal to snakes, has now been confirmed in a third free-ranging snake in Georgia. Last week, the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, a state-federal cooperative structure …

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Resilient Fungus is Deadly Snake Killer

June 25, 2015

Tracking down snakes for a living can be fun, except when you stumble upon one that’s lost a portion of its face or tail. Lead author of a recently published study on snake fungal disease …

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