Davidson News

Davidson News

Coral Snake Florida Surgery Reveals Invasive Parasites: Exposing Threat to Native Snakes

Rarely found in North America, these worms, identified as pentatomic family members, were confirmed by the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. A venomous coral snake in Florida had surgery by a local surgeon and three parasitic worms were found in its lungs, impacting the state’s snake population.   … Read more