Viral Vipers
Every year as it gets warmer, a deadly virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, reemerges along the eastern coast of the US, where it causes devastating disease in horses &, more rarely, humans. Scientists have wondered how the mosquito-borne virus survives cold winters. Now, a new study suggests that venomous snakes like Eastern Cottonmouths (like the juvenile above) harbor the virus through the chilly season…
(read more: Science NOW) (photo: iStockPhoto/ThinkStock)
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