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El Niño’s deadly side effect: more snakebites
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September 27, 2015
Environment and Wildlife
Costa Rican Study Reveals Why Snakebites Damage Muscle Tissue
El Niño’s deadly side effect: more snakebites
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September 27, 2015
Researchers found that snake bites were two to three times more common in years of El Niño or La Niña.
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Costa Rican Study Reveals Why Snakebites Damage Muscle Tissue
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September 9, 2014
Human muscle tissue can bounce back from almost any type of wound, but venomous snakes can inflict bites that eat away flesh and even kill...
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