Study warns that snake fungal disease could be a global threat

[rangerrebew]

Study warns that snake fungal disease could be a global threat
December 20, 2017, American Museum of Natural History
 
New research suggests that a potentially fatal snake fungus found in several species in the United States and three in Europe could be global in scale. The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, shows that the snake fungal disease caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiodiicola can infect snakes of many species regardless of their ancestry, physical characteristics, or habitats. The study's authors, including researchers from the American Museum of Natural History, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the University of Maryland, College Park, warn that future surveys for the disease should assume that all snake species harbor this pathogen.


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-snake-fungal-disease-global-threat.html#jCp

[rangerrebew]

   888ohnoes  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!  The world is coming to an end!  Give us money so we can research this deadly trend!  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!

[driftdiver]

We have some snakes here in Florida that could use a healthy dose of that

[endicom]

This can't be real as there was nothing about climate change.

[RoosGirl]

We have some snakes here in Florida that could use a healthy dose of that

No doubt, we've got 4 species here that no one but the nuttiest would care if they're gone.