Envenomation by the Malagasy colubrid snake Langaha madagascariensis
This report documents a case of envenomation by a Malagasy opisthoglyphous snake, Langaha madagascariensis. The snake bit the finger of a healthy adult man who was attempting to record its morphological measurements as part of a biodiversity survey which was being conducted in the extreme north of M...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fbc9029505444bc89d26c36e924e6f7f 2023-05-15T15:00:10+02:00 Envenomation by the Malagasy colubrid snake Langaha madagascariensis NC D'Cruze 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000300014 https://doaj.org/article/fbc9029505444bc89d26c36e924e6f7f EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000300014 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992008000300014 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/fbc9029505444bc89d26c36e924e6f7f Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 546-551 (2008) Madagascar colubrid Langaha madagascariensis envenomation opisthoglyph Duvernoy's glands Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2008 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000300014 2022-12-31T09:30:06Z This report documents a case of envenomation by a Malagasy opisthoglyphous snake, Langaha madagascariensis. The snake bit the finger of a healthy adult man who was attempting to record its morphological measurements as part of a biodiversity survey which was being conducted in the extreme north of Madagascar. Symptoms of this case included severe local pain accompanied by observable swelling which lasted for several days. The present observations indicate that bite by L. madagascariensis potentially causes notable physiological effects in humans although the snake is generally calm and reluctant to bite unless provoked. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 14 3 546 551 |
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This report documents a case of envenomation by a Malagasy opisthoglyphous snake, Langaha madagascariensis. The snake bit the finger of a healthy adult man who was attempting to record its morphological measurements as part of a biodiversity survey which was being conducted in the extreme north of Madagascar. Symptoms of this case included severe local pain accompanied by observable swelling which lasted for several days. The present observations indicate that bite by L. madagascariensis potentially causes notable physiological effects in humans although the snake is generally calm and reluctant to bite unless provoked. |
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