Dangerous snakes, deadly snakes and medically important snakes
This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several facto...
| Published in: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SciELO
2013
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-26 https://doaj.org/article/329cd1f7d7774b0aa0670ad8da759685 |
| Summary: | This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - including frequency of medical attention after a bite, local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite, fatal bites, long term consequences, availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk - that may vary from one region to another. |
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