Research Shows Asia - Not Africa - Played Cradle to Snake Superfamily That Includes Cobras, Mambas and Many Common Pet Species
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
New research from the University of Kansas represents a scientific revision in the assumed origins of a group of snakes that include terrifying and highly venomous species as well as species widely popular as pets.
Based on the fossil record, it's been assumed that elapoid snakes, found worldwide, had their origins in Africa. But the new KU study appearing in Royal Society Open Sc . . .
New research from the University of Kansas represents a scientific revision in the assumed origins of a group of snakes that include terrifying and highly venomous species as well as species widely popular as pets.
Based on the fossil record, it's been assumed that elapoid snakes, found worldwide, had their origins in Africa. But the new KU study appearing in Royal Society Open Sc . . .