Maintenance of venomous snakes in captivity for venom production at Butantan Institute from 1908 to the present: a scoping history

Maintenance of venomous snakes in captivity for venom production at Butantan Institute from 1908 to the present: a scoping history

Abstract Maintenance of snakes at Butantan Institute started in the last century, intending to produce a different antivenom serum to reduce death caused by snakebites. Through a successful campaign coordinated by Vital Brazil, farmers sent venomous snakes to Butantan Institute by the railway lines...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Fernandes Grego, Samira Emanuela Maria Vieira, Jarbas Prado Vidueiros, Eliana de Oliveira Serapicos, Cibele Cíntia Barbarini, Giovanni Perez Machado da Silveira, Fabíola de Souza Rodrigues, Lucas de Carvalho Francisco Alves, Daniel Rodrigues Stuginski, Luciana Carla Rameh-de-Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima Domingues Furtado, Anita Mitico Tanaka-Azevedo, Karen de Morais-Zani, Marisa Maria Teixeira da Rocha, Wilson Fernandes, Sávio Stefanini Sant’Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Snake
Venom
Snake husbandry
Venom production
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