BITES OF POISONOUS SNAKES AND REMEDIES.

[Clinical aspects and treatment of bites by poisonous snakes].

Every year there are hundreds of snake bites in Europe, but the main problems occur in tropical areas. Symptoms such as hemorrhages, paralysis and local necrosis vary according to the snake species. Inappropriate first aid should be avoided. Antitoxin should be administered if there are signs of poisoning. It is never too late to give antitoxin. Antitoxin can have a number of potentially very d...

The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of India and Ceylon

Poisonous Spiders: Bites, Symptoms, and Treatment; an Educational Review

More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death. Since the spider bites are risk full to human, they should be taken seriously, especially in endemic areas. Our objective in this review was to study about poisonous spiders and find out treatments of them. ...

Bites by foreign venomous snakes in Britain.

In 1970-7 17 people in Britain were the victims of 32 bites by foreign venomous snakes. Crotalus atrox caused eight of these bites, Bitis arietans five, and the remaining 19 bites were caused by 12 different species. All the victims were bitten while handling the snake, and 24 bites were incurred by private individuals in their own homes. Poisoning was negligible in 17 of the 32 bites but life-...

Poisonous Snakes and Calmette's Serum : A Successful Case

back. She mentioned that she was going to hold a wire post when the snake caught her round the left forearm and gave her a bite on the left hand. She felt the sensation of a needle pricking and that was all. No sooner had the animal inflicted its wound than it disappeared again. On examination.?There were two fang wounds on the left thenar eminence half an inch distance from each other. These p...