The Guatemalan beaded lizard is rumored to be evil, but its venom now used as an effective treatment for diabetes. Too bad there's only 200 of these mythic lizards left in the wild. Is there still time to save this endangered species so that it can help save us?
Nearly extinct lizard's venom safely treats diabetes
Nearly extinct lizard's venom safely treats diabetes
(via www.nature.org)
Submitted by jcolman on Tue, 2007-09-18 10:05. | Tags: science | animal | animals | biodiversity | diabetes | endangered species | environment | extinct | extinction | fauna | guatemala | health | international | lizard | lizards | Nature | nature conservancy | science | the nature conservancy | tnc | wildlife