Fungal Disease that Threatens Snakes is Widespread in Eastern U.S.

Monday, October 31, 2016 - 08:51 in Biology & Nature

A fungal disease that is killing snakes in parts of the United States is present in more states than previously documented, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report published today. USGS scientists and partners detected Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the fungus that causes snake fungal disease (SFD), in at least 20 states in the eastern U.S., and […]

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