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The venom of a Gila monster is normally not fatal to healthy adult humans. [31] One fatality has been confirmed since 1930, on February 16, 2024, [35] and the rare fatalities recorded before 1930 occurred in adults who were intoxicated by alcohol or had mismanaged the treatment of the bite. [36]
Close-up in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Head Skull Skull of Chelydra serpentina, 3D model Illustration from Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 1842. C. serpentina has a rugged, muscular build with a ridged carapace (upper shell) that varies in color from tan, brown, and black, [6] although ridges tend to be more pronounced in younger individuals.
Also known as "true" leukonychia, this is the most common form of leukonychia, in which small white spots appear on the nails. Picking and biting of the nails are a prominent cause in young children and nail biters. Besides parakeratosis, air that is trapped between the cells may also cause this appearance. [5] It is also caused by trauma.
Small fish, such as minnows, are often caught in this way by younger alligator snapping turtles, whereas adults must eat a greater quantity per day and must forage more actively. [23] Though not a regular food source for them, adult alligator snappers have even been known to kill and eat small American alligators. [29]
Komodo dragon skin is reinforced by armoured scales, which contain tiny bones called osteoderms that function as a sort of natural chain-mail. [30] [31] The only areas lacking osteoderms on the head of the adult Komodo dragon are around the eyes, nostrils, mouth margins, and pineal eye, a light-sensing organ
Bite is a 2015 Canadian body horror film written and directed by Chad Archibald, and starring Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen, Jordan Gray, Lawrene Denkers, Barry Birnberg, Daniel Klimitz, Tianna Nori, and Caroline Palmer.
The adult bears a hard, thin calcareous shell 25–40 millimetres (1– 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter and 25–35 millimetres (1– 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) high, with four or five whorls. The shell is variable in coloring and shade of color, but generally it has a reticulated pattern of dark brown, brownish-golden, or chestnut with yellow stripes, flecks ...
Polished nails with nail art Fingernails before, during, and after application of red nail polish A woman's toes with dark nail polish. Nail polish (also known as nail varnish in British English or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernails or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates. The formula has been ...