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Plants and Animals - Section 1 - Venomous Snakes

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Objectives

Describe the mechanisms of tissue damage, neurological effects and coagulopathy
Detail the appropriate first aid for snake bites.
Recognise important taxonology terms

Australian Snakes
Asian Snakes
- Sri Lankan Snakes
African Snakes
North American Snakes
Exotic Snakebite

References

Naja melanoleuca. Also available
Crotalus atrox. Also available
Hung DZ, Wu ML, Deng JF, Lin-Shiau SY. Russell’s viper snakebite in Taiwan: differences from other Asian countries. Toxicon 2002;40:1291-8

See also www.toxinology.net

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