A new case of envenomation by neotropical opisthoglyphous snake Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

A new case of envenomation by neotropical opisthoglyphous snake Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract Human envenomation by the snakes Colubridae and Dipsadidae are reported in Brazil, and envenomation by the Opisthoglyphous snake Philodryas olfersii could be dangerous. Here, we present the second record of an envenomation by Philodryas olfersii in Pernambuco, northeast Brazil. The male vic...

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Main Authors: Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa, Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral, Álvaro Amon Aquino Alves, Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Snakebite
Ophidian accident
Opisthoglyphous
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100717&tlng=en

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