Snakes suffered after a frog-killing fungus wiped out their food

Both snake diversity and body size dipped at a site in Panama after chytrid swept through

Cope's vine snake

Cope’s vine snake (Oxybelis brevirostris) can be found snatching up frogs and lizards in Panamanian tropical forests. After a fungus destroyed amphibian populations across the country, the average body size of Cope’s vine snake decreased at one field site, a new study finds.

Kevin Enge

Karen Lips knew a wave of frog death was coming.