Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
@dammmaik.bsky.social
Post-Doc in Animal Venomics Lab
All about Snakes and Venoms 🐍 Mass Spec & Venom researcher.
Founder of 🎙 #VenomWednesday and 📰 #TheWeeklySerpent.
TU Berlin Alumni
All about Snakes and Venoms 🐍 Mass Spec & Venom researcher.
Founder of 🎙 #VenomWednesday and 📰 #TheWeeklySerpent.
TU Berlin Alumni
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++
Second call for joining our server! 🐸
Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers.
💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com
Please share!📣
Second call for joining our server! 🐸
Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers.
💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com
Please share!📣
+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++
Our new server is live! 🐍
A free space for young and experienced herpetologists to connect, collaborate, and get quick help.
💬 DM me here on Bluesky or elsewhere for an invite to the Discord channel!
Please feel free to share and repost!
#Herpetology #SEH2025 #Hissscord
Our new server is live! 🐍
A free space for young and experienced herpetologists to connect, collaborate, and get quick help.
💬 DM me here on Bluesky or elsewhere for an invite to the Discord channel!
Please feel free to share and repost!
#Herpetology #SEH2025 #Hissscord
September 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++
Second call for joining our server! 🐸
Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers.
💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com
Please share!📣
Second call for joining our server! 🐸
Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers.
💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com
Please share!📣
🦎+🐍=?
A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw.
#SnakeScience 🧪🐍
A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw.
#SnakeScience 🧪🐍
A new Jurassic fossil from Scotland, Breugnathair elgolensis, shows a combination of snake-like jaws and teeth with a lizard-like body and limbs, providing direct evidence of diverse squamate traits early in their history.
#Paleontology #Evolution #Fossils
🧪🐍🦴⚒️
Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Paleontology #Evolution #Fossils
🧪🐍🦴⚒️
Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Scientists uncover a mysterious Jurassic lizard with snake-like jaws
A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named Breugnathair elgolensis, the “false snake of Elgol” combined hook-like, python-s...
www.sciencedaily.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🦎+🐍=?
A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw.
#SnakeScience 🧪🐍
A potential missing link: Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov. (Benson et al., l2025) has a varanid body and head with snake-like teeth and jaw.
#SnakeScience 🧪🐍
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
Come work with me on reptile brain evolution! 🦎🧠🐍
We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project).
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.
careers.adelaide.edu.au
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Come work with me on reptile brain evolution! 🦎🧠🐍
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper:
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
July 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper:
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
I’m setting up a Discord server for young herpetologists, derived from an idea at #SEH2025. The goal is to create a space for quick help, collaboration, and networking. If you’d like to give input or get involved, let me know!
#herpetology
#herpetology
September 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m setting up a Discord server for young herpetologists, derived from an idea at #SEH2025. The goal is to create a space for quick help, collaboration, and networking. If you’d like to give input or get involved, let me know!
#herpetology
#herpetology
Last week: #SEH2025 in Bonn!
I met so many old and new friends from around the world, a great experience!
I presented by #postdoc work on the venom of the small "non-venomous" #hognose #snake, Heterodon nasicus.
Thanks to the @dfg.de Walter-Benjamin program
#venomics #zootoxinology
I met so many old and new friends from around the world, a great experience!
I presented by #postdoc work on the venom of the small "non-venomous" #hognose #snake, Heterodon nasicus.
Thanks to the @dfg.de Walter-Benjamin program
#venomics #zootoxinology
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
Spiders 🕷️ learn to trap glowing fireflies 🪲💡 then use them as bait to catch dinner 🍽️
www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪
www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪
Spiders learn to trap glowing fireflies then use them as bait to catch dinner
Taiwanese spiders exploit firefly bioluminescence as bait, keeping trapped fireflies alive to attract additional prey.
www.earth.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Spiders 🕷️ learn to trap glowing fireflies 🪲💡 then use them as bait to catch dinner 🍽️
www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪
www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
All 10 of the Dinosaurs Survived series...so far.
Series One:
Cryolophosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Dilophosaurus
Deinonychus
Carnotaurus
Series Two:
Ceratosaurus
Allosaurus
Spinosaurus
Irritator
Velociraptor
Series Three...?
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Series One:
Cryolophosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Dilophosaurus
Deinonychus
Carnotaurus
Series Two:
Ceratosaurus
Allosaurus
Spinosaurus
Irritator
Velociraptor
Series Three...?
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
All 10 of the Dinosaurs Survived series...so far.
Series One:
Cryolophosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Dilophosaurus
Deinonychus
Carnotaurus
Series Two:
Ceratosaurus
Allosaurus
Spinosaurus
Irritator
Velociraptor
Series Three...?
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Series One:
Cryolophosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Dilophosaurus
Deinonychus
Carnotaurus
Series Two:
Ceratosaurus
Allosaurus
Spinosaurus
Irritator
Velociraptor
Series Three...?
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
#SciArtSeptember 11 - Venomous
Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday.
Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.
Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday.
Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.
September 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#SciArtSeptember 11 - Venomous
Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday.
Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.
Whoops, I forgot to post this yesterday.
Cretan giant centipede (Scolopendra cretica). Though almost all endemic mammals of the Mediterranean islands are extinct, there is still numerous unique species to preserve: reptiles, arthropods, plants and so on.
Reposted by Dr. Maik Damm 🐍
The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians
Convergent Evolution!
April 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Convergent Evolution!
⚠️🐍⚠️
Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.
Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.
🐍⚠️Bitten by a #Hongnose or other non-front fanged snake?⚠️🐍
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
April 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
⚠️🐍⚠️
Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.
Our snakebite survey (in english, spanish and german) will be online until the end of month. Please report your bites and share the links.
🐍⚠️Bitten by a #Hongnose or other non-front fanged snake?⚠️🐍
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🐍⚠️Bitten by a #Hongnose or other non-front fanged snake?⚠️🐍
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: shorturl.at/fI3hC
German: shorturl.at/Es5rz
Spanish: shorturl.at/vLjbc
Feel free to share the survey links!
📄 New Publication by our Animal Venomics Lab! 🐍🐸🕷🐝🪸
We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications.
🔓#OpenAccess
Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#MassSpec #venom
@LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer
We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications.
🔓#OpenAccess
Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#MassSpec #venom
@LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer
March 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
📄 New Publication by our Animal Venomics Lab! 🐍🐸🕷🐝🪸
We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications.
🔓#OpenAccess
Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#MassSpec #venom
@LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer
We mapped the architecture of animal #toxin systems by #MSImaging. First overview of MSI in #zootoxinology and future applications.
🔓#OpenAccess
Damm et al. 2025 - doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#MassSpec #venom
@LuddeckeTim @Fraunhofer
Starting my new Habilitation position at the @jlugiessen.bsky.social in coop with @fraunhofer.bsky.social IME! The next 3+ years in the Animal Venomics group of Tim Lüddecke.
Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity!
#VikingsInVenomResearch
Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity!
#VikingsInVenomResearch
March 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Starting my new Habilitation position at the @jlugiessen.bsky.social in coop with @fraunhofer.bsky.social IME! The next 3+ years in the Animal Venomics group of Tim Lüddecke.
Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity!
#VikingsInVenomResearch
Thanks @dfg.de for the previous Walter-Benjamin funding leading to this opportunity!
#VikingsInVenomResearch
And here we are at BlueSky! After some long silent time... social media is back. So much happend, and way more is coming for this year!
snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍
snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍
a snake wearing a top hat with the words `` snake sunday '' written on it .
ALT: a snake wearing a top hat with the words `` snake sunday '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And here we are at BlueSky! After some long silent time... social media is back. So much happend, and way more is coming for this year!
snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍
snakes, venoms, new stuff 🐍
🐜🐍🐟 All venoms welcome 🪱🪼🕷️
#VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms.
If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me.
Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday
Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
#VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms.
If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me.
Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday
Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
February 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM
🐜🐍🐟 All venoms welcome 🪱🪼🕷️
#VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms.
If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me.
Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday
Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
#VenomWednesday is a monthly seminar series for PhD student and other ECRs working with venoms.
If you want to present your own work, or know someone - please contact me.
Former talks: youtube.com/@venomwednesday
Newsletter: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
⚠️Venom and related conferences 2024⚠️
calendar.online/f413ab0cba29...
A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual.
Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!
calendar.online/f413ab0cba29...
A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual.
Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!
December 14, 2023 at 6:01 PM
⚠️Venom and related conferences 2024⚠️
calendar.online/f413ab0cba29...
A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual.
Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!
calendar.online/f413ab0cba29...
A collection of upcoming international conferences, Training Schools, Seminars, etc.. Some of them are also virtual.
Please share, and tell me if you know more to add!