Steve's Herpetological Blog

An insight into the life of Steve, his research and the many books he reads

Venom

#StevesLibrary: Venomous

It is no surprise that I am partial to venomous animals, especially when they come in the form of snakes, lizards, and frogs. Therefore the book I’ve just finished was the perfect read, given my interests. In general, Venomous by…

#SciFri: Venomous caecilians

You may have seen this article (or one like it) at the beginning of the month, which caused a stir among the amphibian research community. As a group caecilians are severely understudied due to their fossorial nature which makes surveying…

#SciFri: Revenge of the venomous frogs

Something I’ve noticed making the rounds on social media again is the story of venomous frogs, first discovered back in 2015. Yeah you read that right, at a time before the world had started to fall apart/was on fire all…

#SciFri: Venom: Killer and cure

A short while ago, there was an exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London focussed on the wonderful world of venom. I visited the exhibit a few times whilst it was at the museum, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you…