Phillips, Molly A.Waterman, Jane M.Du Plessis, PgSmit, MartinBennett, Nigel Charles2012-11-262012-11-262012-10Molly A. Phillips, Jane M. Waterman, Pg du Plessis, Martin Smit & Nigel C. Bennett, No evidence for proteolytic venom resistance in southern African ground squirrels, Toxicon, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 730-763 (2012), doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.06.004.0041-0101 (print)1879-3150 (online)10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.06.004http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20489Many mammalian species that interact with venomous snakes show resistances to venoms. The family Sciuridae has several North American members that harass venomous snakes and show proteolytic resistances in their sera. We examined sera collected from an African ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) against two sympatric venomous snakes (Bitis arietans and Naja annulifera) and found no support for proteolytic resistance. Our results add to our understanding of the risks in predator defense within the family Sciuridae.en© 2012 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Toxicon. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Toxicon, vol 60, issue 5, October 2012, doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.06.004.Xerus inaurisBitis arietansNaja annuliferaVenomVenom resistancePredator–preyGround squirrels -- Venom resistancePoisonous snakesPostprint Article