Toxic tiger rattlesnake venom advances genetic science techniques
Study of simplest yet most toxic venom will help explain array of genetic questions Biologist Mark Margres with an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake on Caladesi Island, Florida. January 26, 2021 The tiger rattlesnake possesses the simplest, yet most toxic, venom of any rattlesnake species. Now new research led by a University of South Florida biologist explains the genetics behind the predator's fearsome bite. The research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. USF biologist Mark Margres and his colleagues sequenced the genome of the tiger rattlesnake to u...