Bacteriological studies of the venom and mouth cavities of wild Malayan
pit vipers (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in southern Thailand.
Malabar
pit viper bites not seen in other areas of the country were also encountered in this study.
Four days later, another parcel containing seven
pit vipers bound for China was intercepted after an X-ray examination.
We present the case of a 32-year-old Romanian woman, with no remarkable medical history, who was injured by her own Crotalinae snake (also known as a
pit viper or rattlesnake) on her left forearm.
Antivenom is the only proven treatment against
pit viper envenomation, and the earlier it's administered, the more effective its action will be.
Following a bite by a
pit viper, a 45-year-old man developed renal impairment.
Experts have also identified the spotted wren-babbler bird, a blue-eyed frog, a lance-headed
pit viper snake with yellow, red and orange colourings and 133 plants.
It head-butts toxins 25 times as powerful as typical
pit viper venom, a phenomenon luckily not discovered by handling.
Yes, it was a 4-foot long cottonmouth, North America's only aquatic venomous
pit viper. Afterward, cool and calm, she told reporters it was the first time she'd seen up close how a viper's fangs fold and unfold for attack.