Some snake venoms contain both α- and β-neurotoxins, producing a more complex blockage of neuromuscular transmission (Chaisakul et al., 2010). Snake venom toxins may also interfere with blood coagulation and cause hemorrhages or thrombosis (Markland, 1998; Doley and Kini, 2009; Isbister, ...
This factor is expected to greatly affect the severity of envenomation, as well as possibly determine the net effect of a procoagulant venom. For example, envenomated prey items such as rats are likely to suffer a stroke from blood vessel occlusion (blockage) [34,35,36,37], but adult ...