Endangered SF species among animals affected by emerging diseases

A snake is tested for fungal snake disease by California Department of Fish and Wildlife scientists.  The disease is more rampant across the state than previously thought.

More snakes in California are getting sick or dead than previously thought, and an infectious disease is to blame. New research by scientists at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has revealed that a pathogen known as fungal snake disease is more rampant than previous studies have suggested. Positive cases of the pathogen have … Read more