The black mamba is one of Africa's most dangerous and feared snakes. Watch the full episode now.
Nov 9th, 2009 | 17 comments | 253 Views
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Black Mamba: Video: Full Episode
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Black Mamba: Snake Handler Thea Litschka-Koen Answers Your Questions
Submit your questions for snake handler Thea Litschka-Koen, featured in Black Mamba. During the week of November 9, Thea will answer your questions here.
Nov 6th, 2009 | 57 comments | 313 Views
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Black Mamba: Photo Essay: The Snake Charmers
View photos of Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, as they try to save lives and change attitudes about the black mamba, Africa's deadliest snake.
Nov 5th, 2009 | 6 comments | 212 Views
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Black Mamba: Video: Catching a Deadly Snake
Thea and Clifton respond to a call from a maid who spotted a six-and-a-half-foot black mamba inside a guestroom at a resort they manage.
Nov 3rd, 2009 | 13 comments | 300 Views
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(Premieres Sunday, November 8) The black mamba is Africa’s deadliest snake. In Swaziland, snake handler Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, endeavor to change attitudes and save lives.
Oct 2nd, 2009 | 25 comments | 393 Views
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The Venom Cure: Video: Cone Shell Conotoxins
A textile cone hunts other snails. Its proboscis contains a harpoon, loaded with a powerful venom called conotoxin. It paralyzes its prey so it can be sucked from its shell and devoured.
Nov 27th, 2008 | 2 comments | 3,983 Views
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The Venom Cure: Video: Copperhead Venom and Cancer Research
Frank Markland discusses his research into whether contortrostatin, a protein found in copperhead snake venom, is effective in attacking cancer cells in breast cancer patients.
Nov 26th, 2008 | 24 comments | 6,530 Views
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The Venom Cure: Introduction
(Airs Sunday, November 30) Scientists have discovered that natural poisons and venoms contain chemicals that can be used to create drugs for treating everything from chronic pain to cancer.
Nov 25th, 2008 | 13 comments | 21,295 Views
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The Venom Cure: Video: Clotting Agent in Snake Venom
Could a spray made from the clotting agent in a snake's venom be used to prevent people from bleeding to death after an accident?
Nov 24th, 2008 | 6 comments | 4,522 Views
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The Reptiles: Snakes: Introduction
Take a look at the reptiles that humans may fear most: Snakes. Look into their secret and very strange world to try to understand them better.
Oct 31st, 2008 | 33 comments | 22,095 Views
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