Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10879965 Toxicon 2012 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► A successful alternative diet based on fish was developed to maintain a Coral Snake colony. ► Micrurus nigrocinctus fed fish showed increased body weight and a longer life span compared to a wild diet (snakes). ► A fish-based diet results in comparable yields of venom, used to produce antivenom. ► No differences in median lethal dose and biochemistry profiles were found between venoms of snakes fed different diets.
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