Dakota State University: Student Research Looks to Confirm Snake Fungal Disease in SD
August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
MADISON, South Dakota, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Dakota State University issued the following news:
After a friend spotted a snake with weird-looking scales on the outskirts of Sioux Falls, DSU student Adam Peak was intrigued.
"We researched it and discovered that it was likely a rare infection that was going on," Peak said.
That infection, commonly referred to as Snake Fungal Disease, is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, which is a threat . . .
After a friend spotted a snake with weird-looking scales on the outskirts of Sioux Falls, DSU student Adam Peak was intrigued.
"We researched it and discovered that it was likely a rare infection that was going on," Peak said.
That infection, commonly referred to as Snake Fungal Disease, is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, which is a threat . . .