Beautiful reptiles and amphibians also live in the Netherlands. They are less known to the general public and snakes are certainly not associated with nature in the Netherlands.

The IUCN has declared this condition one of the most devastating diseases to ever affect a group of vertebrates.

Cryptosporidia are parasites which can cause a deadly intestinal inflammation in all kinds of reptiles.

Snake Fungal Disease is a horrible disease in snakes caused by a fungus. This fungus was first found in snake populations in the United States.

The research made use of students from the Helicon animal care education in Helmond, the Netherlands.

A shy animal like the Russell’s viper is very difficult to investigate. Therefore, it was decided to equip some animals with transmitters.