Mysterious Fungal Disease Proves Deadly in Wild Snakes

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 07:30 in Biology & Nature

The female mud snake found May 28 in Georgia had cloudy eyes and patches of white, thickened scales. A strange, dark-gray material covered the inside of her mouth, and the skin on the front of her face had peeled away, leaving behind an angry red mess.

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