Russell's viper (Daboia russellii), a species that lives near human habitation, is responsible for numerous human deaths in India. The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) (Fig. 7.36) has longer fangs and a higher venom yield than any other venomous snake. Sign in to download full-size image ...
Named after the herpetologist who identified and described many of India's snakes, Patrick Russell, the Russell's viper is one of India's “big four” snakes and is responsible for the most snakebite incidents and deaths by any snake worldwide. They can be found in both rural and urbanize...
To address this shortcoming, we investigated the evolutionary ecology of venoms of Russell's viper ( Daboia russelii ) and spectacled cobra ( Naja naja ), India's two clinically most important snakes responsible for an alarming number of human deaths and disabilities.Several individuals ( n =226...
Found in an extensive range between Senegal and Bengal, saw-scaled vipers are extremely aggressive, highly inconspicuous, and are directly responsible for themost human snake bites every year. Their bites alwaysresult in swellingand is sometimes accompanied by boils and tissue rot around the affected...
INTRODUCTION: Snake bites are a silent public health problem in Kenya. Previous studies on snake bites in the country have mainly focused on identifying offending snake species, assessing the severity of envenomation and testing the efficacy of antivenom
Otaconasks Snake for a favor: to rescue his estranged step-sister,Emma Emmerich. Otacon explains that he discovered that Emma was working as a systems programmer for the offshore cleanup facility, Big Shell. However there have been a series of accidental deaths and circulating rumors of the Big...
Snakes are fascinating reptiles. Some of their characteristics are strange and impressive. I discuss snake features, world records, venom, types, and species.
First-aid for snake-bite: efficacy of a constrictive bandage with limb immobilization in the management of human envenomation. A herpetologist was bitten on the thumb by a common brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). A constrictive bandage to impede lymphatic and capillary flow was ap... Pearn JH...
Current estimates suggest that 1.8–2.7 million people are envenomed due to snakebite every year, resulting in 81,000–138,000 deaths and 400,000 cases of morbidity annually, predominantly affecting those in the tropics and sub-tropics1,2,3. One of the leading causes of snakebite-induced morbid...
Then, how come there are about 12,000 deaths, 30,000 new cases, and 8000 newborns infected annually in the Americas, where an estimated total of 6 million people are infected [130], [131]? One main reason is the late emergence of symptoms that in most cases only appear when the ...