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Fungal disease found on milksnake in WV
WOWK TV NEWS 13 ^ | July 25, 2017 | WOWK

Posted on 07/25/2017 5:26:50 AM PDT by Morgana

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia wildlife authorities say an Eastern Milksnake in Kanawha County has tested positive for snake fungal disease in the first contemporary occurrence in the state.

Kevin Oxenrider, Division of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, says dramatic declines in snake populations, particularly rattlesnakes farther north, have been linked to the disease.

(Excerpt) Read more at tristateupdate.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: milksnakes; snakeping; snakes
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"Anyone who sees clinical signs of the disease on a snake - swelling, crusty scabs or open wounds on the skin - is asked to contact the division."

The DNR has lost their minds! Like am going out in the forest and check Milksnakes for fungus. Opps it was a Copperhead, my bad!

1 posted on 07/25/2017 5:26:50 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Salamander; Slings and Arrows

WV snake ping


2 posted on 07/25/2017 5:27:29 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

Isn’t WV the home state of that snake religion?


3 posted on 07/25/2017 5:28:46 AM PDT by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Morgana

Thought it was fungus on a milkshake at first read.

Sorry, can’t get too upset over the demise of poisonous snakes.


4 posted on 07/25/2017 5:30:12 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Morgana

When I first saw the headline I thought that it said that fungus was found on a milkshake in West Virginia! I thought, and this makes the news?


5 posted on 07/25/2017 5:30:33 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Morgana

No problem if it only affected the poisonous snakes .....but the non-poisonous snakes are very important to maintain rodent control in the forest.....


6 posted on 07/25/2017 5:33:31 AM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: nevergore; Dr. Sivana

These are very good rat killing snakes as recall.


7 posted on 07/25/2017 5:38:44 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Radiation by way of radioactive fallout compromises the immune system of every living creature.


8 posted on 07/25/2017 5:39:13 AM PDT by x_plus_one ( I pray Gods eyes may once again gaze upon me and remind me that I am still His child.)
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To: Morgana
[Snake fungal disease isn’t the only worry for snake populations. A 2010 study in Biology Letters found some worrying evidence of a global decline in snakes, possible related to habitat deterioration, lack of prey and, maybe, climate change. But the status of the world’s snakes right now isn’t really clear. There’s so little known about so many snake species that scientists can’t say how bad the situation might be.]

RELATED ARTICLE.

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/snake-fungal-disease-spreading-eastern-united-states

9 posted on 07/25/2017 5:41:27 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: bgill

me too!!! and i agree i do not worry about snakes and their ailments.


10 posted on 07/25/2017 5:44:15 AM PDT by ronniesgal (still winning (and a self satisfied Pr!ck, according to WMarshal))
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To: stars & stripes forever

We have had a lot of wet weather, that may cause the fungus to flourish in the snakes.


11 posted on 07/25/2017 5:45:17 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

I thought it said MILKSHAKE!


12 posted on 07/25/2017 5:46:50 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Morgana

People get fungal infections on damp feet. It makes sense that snakes could pick up a fungal disease because of excessive moisture.

The question is do these same snakes have fungal disease in dry climates?


13 posted on 07/25/2017 5:51:52 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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"Isn’t WV the home state of that snake religion?"

"Thought it was fungus on a milkshake at first read".

Gospel of Them HillBillies, Gone to Flatlands, Chptr 1459, verse 300 and eleventy 17;


14 posted on 07/25/2017 5:52:37 AM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: Morgana

Still believing this “spreading disease” will put snakes on the endangered species list. GLOBAL WARMING alert.


15 posted on 07/25/2017 5:53:32 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Morgana
Kevin Oxenrider, Division of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, says dramatic declines in snake populations, particularly rattlesnakes farther north

GOOD

16 posted on 07/25/2017 6:02:28 AM PDT by onona (Stop stonewalling Judicial Watch and release the documents)
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To: onona

No snake, more rats and other rodents, more damage to crops, more fleas, more disease.


17 posted on 07/25/2017 6:20:40 AM PDT by null and void (This is how socialists work: Erase the past, Bankrupt the present, Steal from the future.)
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To: null and void

I’ll take cats for 300 Alex


18 posted on 07/25/2017 6:26:54 AM PDT by onona (Stop stonewalling Judicial Watch and release the documents)
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To: Morgana

Trumps’ fault!


19 posted on 07/25/2017 6:28:10 AM PDT by jch10 (Laughing my Ossoff at the Democrats!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Ok, I wasn’t the only one...whew!


20 posted on 07/25/2017 6:47:49 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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