Arboreal green pit vipers (genus Trimeresurus) of South-East Asia: bites by T. albolabris and T. macrops in Thailand and a review of the literature.

In Thailand 29 patients were proved to have been bitten by arboreal green pit vipers: 24 by Trimeresurus albolabris and 5 by T. macrops. They were studied in order to define the clinical effects of envenoming, to characterize the haemostatic abnormalities and assess the efficacy of Thai Red Cross an...

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Main Authors: Hutton, R, Looareesuwan, S, Ho, M, Silamut, K, Chanthavanich, P, Karbwang, J, Supanaranond, W, Vejcho, S, Viravan, C, Phillips, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1990