The platysma muscle is a thin, subcutaneous, muscular sheet lying under the skin of the neck. It is a paired muscle th…

Inflammation is a complex defense reaction of the body to deal with deleterious, foreign agents and trauma. It is char…

The Boomslang ( Dispholidus typus ) is a venomous snake inhabiting the humid regions of Southern Africa. Although it b…

The Spotted Bush Snake ( Philothamnus semivariegatus ) is a non-venomous snake from Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy: it b…

The Southern African python (or Python natalensis ) is Africa's second largest snake, which is slightly smaller th…

The Anchieta's dwarf python is a rare, non-venomous species of snake, which belongs to the large family Pythonidae…

The gall bladder is a sac-like reservoir for the bile secreted by the liver , below which it is located. It is an elon…