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Snakes Save Stroke Victims? |
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Snakes, lasers could buy time for stroke victims!
Venom from Malayan Pit Vipers and "healing light" lasers are being used on stroke patients in North Jersey in studies to develop safe new treatments for the nation's third-biggest killer.
Scientists hope the venom and lasers can lengthen the window of time -- now just three hours -- to treat people who have suffered an acute stroke. Currently, fewer than 5 percent of stroke patients get to treatment in time.
Eleven people die each day in New Jersey from stroke -- deaths that include more women than men and a disproportionate number of African-Americans. Strokes lead to more than 26,000 hospitalizations in the State each year. A stroke occurs every 45 seconds in the United States. But treatment options are few.
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Did You Say Milk Shakes? |
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Slithering, hissing, coiling, wrapping, watching, waiting and warning... pet snakes.
Of the many types of pet snakes, the King Snakes and Milk Snakes.... no not Milk Shakes, that's Milk Snakes are quite common as household pets. Because they are gentle and easy to handle, these species of snakes are best-suited to those who are inexperienced as snake owners.
What do people name their pet snakes? Well some common names for snakes include;
- Alice and Allister
- Baby, Bruce and Bubba
- Cleopatra and Diablo
- Eddie, Elvis and Igor
- King Tut, Know and Medusa
- Max, Merlin and Monty
What do you think is a good name for a snake?
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Ten Tips About Pet Snakes |
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Ten Things You Should Know About Pet Snakes
 If you are one of the legions of people who have acquired, or are about to obtain a new pet snake, then you are also about to have a rewarding experience. Snakes have a lot to teach us. A properly maintained terrarium can be a work of art - many are prominently displayed in homes - so long as the snake keeper keeps some essential information in mind:
· Be sure you give your snake enough heat - that means enough for the snake, not you. A snake is best kept at warmer, summer temperatures of 85 - 100 degrees F, unless being cooled for hibernation. Temperate zone species may tolerate a 30 degree drop in temperature at night, but tropical species rarely do well with such fluctuations.
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