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SNAKE FLU? Deadly Chinese Virus May Be Linked To Snakes

Ashe Schow
SNAKE FLU? Deadly Chinese Virus May Be Linked To Snakes
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The deadly coronavirus bringing back fears of SARS to China may have originated with native snakes.

CNN reported that the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra have been linked to the virus, which has killed at least six people so far this winter.

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