Recognizing Florida's Venomous Snakes by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“… Florida is home to 45 species of native snakes, six of which are venomous (poisonous). The venomous species include five pit vipers (Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Copperhead, and Cottonmouth) and the Coral Snake. …”
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Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast by Rebecca Perry, Adam G. Dale

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Bee Venom—A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

Subjects: “…bee venom, complementary medicine and alternative medicine, SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV), pharmokinetics of bee poison, COVID-19 and complementary medicine, bee venom in clinical trials…”
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Structural basis of inhibition of human NaV1.8 by the tarantula venom peptide Protoxin-I by Bryan Neumann, Stephen McCarthy, Shane Gonen

“…One such inhibitor, the gating-modifier peptide Protoxin-I derived from tarantula venom, blocks channel opening by shifting the activation voltage threshold to more depolarized potentials, but the structural basis for this inhibition has not previously been determined. …”
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Armed Spiders Phoneutria Perty (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae) by Lawrence E. Reeves, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

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Coral snake envenomation induced acute pancreatitis by Erum Sajjad, Sumayya Sami, Iffat Khanum

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Io Moth Automeris io (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by Donald W. Hall

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Saddleback Caterpillar Acharia stimulea (Clemens) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) by Christopher S. Bibbs, J. Howard Frank

“…They embed deeply into tissue and break off and can interrupt healing as the protoplasm from the venom glands dries into the tissue area. The venom itself can cause a systemic condition called erucism or acute urticaria, for which severe symptoms may include migraines, gastrointestinal symptoms, asthma complications, anaphylactic shock, rupturing of erythrocytes, and hemorrhaging. …”
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Secretory phospholipase A2 inhibitory activity in Tragia hispida: A novel and promising therapeutic agent for dengue fever by D.V. Dayangi Hemalika, U.G. Chandrika, Ajita M. Abeysekera, Sameera R. Samarakoon, Ananda Wijewickrama, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

“…At concentrations of 100 µg/ ml and 200 µg/ ml, THB inhibited sPLA2 activity of bee venom by 59.3 % and 84.9 % respectively. Furthermore, THB exhibited significant inhibition of sPLA2 activity in human serum from dengue patients (n = 31, p < 0.0001) than that exhibited by CAY 10590. …”
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Giant Whip Scorpion Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) (Arachnida: Thelyphonida (=Uropygi): Thelyphonidae) by William H. Kern, Ralph E. Mitchell

“…While called a scorpion, this arachnid has neither the venom-filled stinger found in scorpions nor the venomous bite found in some spiders. …”
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Explainable deep learning approach for recognizing “Egyptian Cobra” bite in real-time by Elhoseny Mohamed, Hassan Ahmed, Shehata Marwa H., Kayed Mohammed

“…Also, every snake species has its own anti-venom type. So, a quick identifying the Egyptian Cobra bite from other snake species is a challenging and critical task. …”
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Snakes of the Everglades Agricultural Area by Michelle L. Casler, Elise V. Pearlstine, Kenneth L. Krysko, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… This is a guide to common venomous and non-venomous snakes of southern Florida. …”
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Emergency Snakebite Action Plan by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“… In the unfortunate event that a child is bitten at school by a venomous snake, teachers and administrators should be prepared. …”
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Preventing Encounters between Children and Snakes by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“… The most effective way to prevent a child from being bitten by a venomous snake at school or elsewhere is to prevent them from interacting with a snake. …”
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Puss Caterpillar (Larva), Southern Flannel Moth (Adult), Megalopyge opercularis (J. E. Smith 1797) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Megalopygidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…The southern flannel moth is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one of the most venomous caterpillars in the United States. This 12-page fact sheet was written by Donald W. …”
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Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae) by Amanda Eiden, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The Southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius), is a venomous spider found throughout the southeastern United States. …”
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