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Emily Anthes

Emily Anthes is a science journalist, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, Wired, Nature, Slate, Businessweek and Scientific American. She is the author of Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind and Frankenstein's Cat.

This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom.

Decoding the Deadly Secret of Snake Venom

The world’s animals have developed an incredible variety of venoms. But how?