Epidemiological and clinical aspects of snakebites in Hungary between 1970 and 2006 were surveyed. A total of 97 cases were recorded from 21 species, including the two native vipers, Vipera berus and Vipera ursinii, and various exotic species represented by Viperidae, Elapidae, and Colubridae. Bites by native species on laymen are uncommon (17 cases) and present trivial clinical manifestations....

Richard Hockey Because of the nature of the analysis used in this study [1], no conclusion is possible. There are plenty of examples in the literature demonstrating the “ecological fallacy”. Studies such as this have very little utility other than to generate hypotheses. I tend to think that this association is a marker for greater recognition and treatment for depression. However, it’s a brave...

nature of snake-poisons, which Drs. S. Weir-Mitchell and Reichert are at present conducting, will, I believe, throw a flood of light upon many obscure points regarding the nature of snakepoisons, and their physiological effects. Although snake-poisons differ somewhat in their physiological action, as has been shewn by Dr. Wall, yet it would now appear to be probable that the constitution of the...

The Indian cobra?Naia naia vel tripudians varies from 100 to 150 cm. in length and has a variable colour but is usually black. The head is generally golden yellow in colour, spotted with yellowish white marks above and pure white beneath. The species is distributed throughout the whole of Southern Asia from the south of the Caspian Sea to the south of China, India, Burma., Ceylon and the Malay ...

The Australian snake fauna is unique in harbouring more venomous species than non-venomous ones. Although taxonomic research on the elapid snakes of Australia goes back to the late 18th century, in stark contrast to other developed regions of the world (e.g. the continental USA), Australian snake taxonomy is very much in its infancy. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, the taxonomy of Aus...