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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dear WHO, we started today a platform to make the snakebite community more visible to itself. Please have a look at our announcement linked below. It would be great to have your contact also represented on the map. bsky.app/profile/damm...

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WHO @who.int · 19/09/2026

🐍 Today is Snakebite Awareness Day. Every snakebite should be treated as a medical emergency. Knowing what to do can save a life. Learn how to respond to a snakebite — and stay away from ssssnakes! bit.ly/Ssssnake

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The map organizes contacts into 3 categories: Snakebite & Human Health, Research & Development, and Education/Outreach & Policy, each pinned by location, with contact info, keywords & links. Explore the map and suggest new contact↓ 🔗 sites.google.com/view/snakebi...

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Snakebite Community Map

Snakebite envenoming remains a neglected tropical disease affecting millions of people annually, yet relevant expertise is scattered and complicated to identify. We introduce a community-driven global...

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🐍 🗺️Announcing the Snakebite Community Map A free, global directory connecting researchers, clinicians & organizations working on snakebite envenoming. 📄 Read and share the 1-page announcement 🔓🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... or via sites.google.com/view/snakebi... #SnakebiteAwarenessDay

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

True, but that is the image automatically generated via the journal link - tried to change it, but was not possible at any social media platform...

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🧪🐍 Our newest study about snakebites envenoming by the snake Hognose (Heterodon nasicus) is out! The survey underlines the Hognose title as world's most commonly kept venomous pet snake - not severe to humans, but stronger than most people would expect. 🔓OA: www.frontiersin.org/journals/amp...

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Frontiers | 34 reports of snakebite envenoming by the Western Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus): a retrospective online survey

The Western Hognose snake, Heterodon nasicus, is earth’s most commonly kept venomous pet snake. Generally assumed to be harmless, recent reports suggested a ...

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Herpetologists' League @herpleague.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This year the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is happening in New Orleans! You can now submit abstracts for talks and posters until April 10th (link below and in the bio). We hope to see many of you at the meeting! jmih.net/abstract-submission-system/

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 15/01/2026

Termine! 📅 2026 tagen die DFG-Gremien turnusmäßig wieder 4 Mal – und beraten sich über Anträge in der Einzelförderung, von Forschungsgruppen und andere Entscheidungsvorlagen. Die Ausschüsse der Graduiertenkollegs (GRK) und Sonderforschungsbereichen (SFB) kommen an gesonderten Terminen zusammen.

FÖRDERENTSCHEIDUNGEN und TERMINE 2026
25.-26.03. Senat / Hauptausschuss
27.03. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen
27.03. neue Schwerpunktprogramme SPP
15.05. neue / verlängerte SFB
01.06. neue / verlängerte Graduiertenkollegs
29.06.-01.07. DFG-Jahresversammlung in Bonn
29.-30.06. Senat / Hauptausschuss
01.07. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen
01.07. DFG-Jahresbericht 2025
16.-17.09. Senat / Hauptausschuss
18.09. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen
16.11. neue / verlängerte Graduiertenkollegs
26.11. neue / verlängerte SFB
09.-10.12. Senat / Hauptausschuss
10.12. Forschungsimpulse FIP
11.12. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Congrats Tucker Heptinstall - 1st ever winner of the IOB Best Student Paper winner! @doc-brock.bsky.social lab see his science & amazing photos via tuckerheptinstall.weebly.com & read his co authored paper doi.org/10.1093/iob/... & watch his thank you YouTube youtu.be/n6sszCzChuA #herpetology

Read his blog
https://iobopen.com/2025/03/09/in-awe-of-a-serpent/
watch his author YouTube

https://youtu.be/wuCPFkj4e5M?si=nqMvt2ZhmShCDTIG

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 01/01/2026

I am excited to share my new book, California Amphibians and How To Find Them, hot off the press from Heyday Books and ready to help guide your wet winter frog and salamander adventures! It is available now from my website or Feb 3 at bookstores. www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/shop.html

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Frederic Griesbaum @fg-wild.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

#NewPaper on a conspicuous Bothrocophias sp. finding from the lowland forests of the Ecuadorian Chocó. #herpetology #biogeography Find the paper here: herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn...

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🐍💉 Ketamine in Snake Venom 🧪 ... sounds strange? Our recent #AnimalVenomics #MassSpec publication, shows anesthetics and secretion enhancers, incl. their metabolites ends up in the venom. 🔓Damm et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1038/s415... In @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Reports

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-32525-6

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 09/12/2025

Funded Master's position in Rattlesnake Biology at Cal Poly SLO jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... Please share!

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.

Large model of a green caterpillar, the back of which is covered by dozens of white cocoons. Wasps can be seen emerging from some of the cocoons.

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🐍 North American herpetology: . Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1836-1840.. [Source]

Illustration of a coiled rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) with a thick body and distinct diamond-shaped patterns along its back. The snake's head is raised and slightly turned, showing detailed scales and facial markings. Its tail features a prominent segmented rattle, characteristic of rattlesnakes. The image is rendered in neutral tones on a plain background, emphasizing the texture and pattern of the snake's scales. The style reflects 19th-century scientific illustration focused on anatomical accuracy.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Second call for joining our server! 🐸 Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers. 💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com Please share!📣

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🦎+🐍=? A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw. #SnakeScience 🧪🐍

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Jenna Crowe-Riddell @jcroweriddell.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Come work with me on reptile brain evolution! 🦎🧠🐍

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Dr. Jaimi Gray @jaimiagray.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper: journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda... Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!

A 3d rendering of a CT scan of a Rio Cauca caecilian with transparent body and bone colored skeleton, showing 7 baby caecilians inside, each rendered in a different color - counter-clockwise from tail to head - red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I’m setting up a Discord server for young herpetologists, derived from an idea at #SEH2025. The goal is to create a space for quick help, collaboration, and networking. If you’d like to give input or get involved, let me know! #herpetology

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

A section about Zootoxinology would be nice, for toxins from venoms and poisons.

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Last week: #SEH2025 in Bonn! I met so many old and new friends from around the world, a great experience! I presented by #postdoc work on the venom of the small "non-venomous" #hognose #snake, Heterodon nasicus. Thanks to the @dfg.de Walter-Benjamin program #venomics #zootoxinology

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Frederic Griesbaum @fg-wild.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

#SEH2025 what a week! Plenty of great talks, lovely people and chats… Also presented a poster on our Grass Snake project in Berlin.

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Emma LeRae @emmalerae.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

All 10 of the Dinosaurs Survived series...so far. Series One: Cryolophosaurus Tyrannosaurus Dilophosaurus Deinonychus Carnotaurus Series Two: Ceratosaurus Allosaurus Spinosaurus Irritator Velociraptor Series Three...? www.emmalerae.com/store.html

A photo of 10 art prints of a series that depicts skulls of dinosaurs alongside birds that currently live where the fossils of those dinosaurs are found. Depicting Cryolophosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Deinonychus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Allosaurus, Spinosaurus, Irritator, & Velociraptor.

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember 11 - Venomous Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday. Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.

Illustration of a Cretan giant centipede - a long, many-legged creature with orange, purple and bluish body segments, pale yellow legs and dark orange jaws.

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Dr Steven Allain @stevoallain.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Danke dir! Bin immer noch dabei herauszufinden wer eigentlich alles von Twitter auch hier ist 😅

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

⚠️🐍⚠️ Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🐍⚠️Bitten by a #Hongnose or other non-front fanged snake?⚠️🐍 Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms. English: shorturl.at/fI3hC German: shorturl.at/Es5rz Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc Feel free to share the survey links!

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

📄 New Publication by our Animal Venomics Lab! 🐍🐸🕷🐝🪸 We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications. 🔓#OpenAccess Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... #MassSpec #venom @LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Starting my new Habilitation position at the @jlugiessen.bsky.social in coop with @fraunhofer.bsky.social IME! The next 3+ years in the Animal Venomics group of Tim Lüddecke. Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity! #VikingsInVenomResearch

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

And here we are at BlueSky! After some long silent time... social media is back. So much happend, and way more is coming for this year! snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍

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a snake wearing a top hat with the words `` snake sunday '' written on it .

ALT: a snake wearing a top hat with the words `` snake sunday '' written on it .

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

🐜🐍🐟 All venoms welcome 🪱🪼🕷️ #VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms. If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me. Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

⚠️Venom and related conferences 2024⚠️ calendar.online/f413ab0cba29... A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual. Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!

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