KSRIC SNAKES OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE
SNAKES OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS
Red Spitting Cobra
- Naja PallidaBite Signs and Symptoms
Local swelling and blistering
Local necrosis
Burning pain and redness in eye envenomation
Large Brown Spitting Cobra
– Naja AsheiBite Signs and Symptoms
Severe progressive swelling
Necrosis
Burning pain and redness in eye envenomation
Black Mamba
-Dendroaspis PolylepisBite Signs and Symptoms
Tingling of the tongue and lips with a metallic taste
Drooping eyelids
Descending paralysis
Puff Adder
- Bitis ArietansBite Signs and Symptoms
Immediate severe pain, swelling and blistering
Necrosis with massive muscle and tissue damage
Continuous bleeding from the bite wound, mouth, nose and other orifices
Boomslangs
- Dispholidus TypusBite Signs and Symptoms
Bleeding from bite wound, gums, nose and other orifices
Headache, Nausea and sleepiness