| comparative venomics of the prairie rattlesnake (crotalus viridis viridis) from colorado: identification of a novel pattern of ontogenetic changes in venom composition and assessment of the immunoreactivity of the commercial antivenom crofab®. | here we describe and compare the venomic and antivenomic characteristics of both neonate and adult prairie rattlesnake (crotalus viridis viridis) venoms. although both neonate and adult venoms contain unique components, similarities among protein family content were seen. both neonate and adult venoms consisted of myotoxin, bradykinin-potentiating peptide (bpp), phospholipase a2 (pla2), zn(2+)-dependent metalloproteinase (svmp), serine proteinase, l-amino acid oxidase (laao), cysteine-rich secre ... | 2015 | 25819372 |
| helminth parasites of the prairie rattlesnake, crotalus viridis rafinesque, 1818, in weld county, colorado. | | 1967 | 6067108 |
| geographic variations, cloning, and functional analyses of the venom acidic phospholipases a2 of crotalus viridis viridis. | geographic venom samples of crotalus viridis viridis were obtained from south dakota, wyoming, colorado, oklahoma, texas, new mexico, and arizona. from these samples, the phospholipases a(2) (pla(2)s) were purified and their n-terminal sequences, precise masses, and in vitro enzymatic activities were determined. we purified two to four distinct acidic pla(2)s from each sample; some of them displayed different inhibition specificities toward mammalian platelets. one of the acidic pla(2)s induced ... | 2003 | 12623078 |
| additional observations and notes on the natural history of the prairie rattlesnake (crotalus viridis) in colorado. | on account of their unique anatomy, physiology, natural history, ecology, and behavior, rattlesnakes make ideal subjects for a variety of different scientific disciplines. the prairie rattlesnake (crotalus viridis) in colorado was selected for investigation of its relationship to colonies of black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus) with regard to spatial ecology. a total of 31 snakes were anesthetized and had radiotransmitters surgically implanted. in addition, at the time of their captu ... | 2013 | 24331557 |