First authenticated cases of life-threatening envenoming by the hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) in India.
In Kerala, south-western India, five patients developed systemic envenoming after bites by hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale), proved by identification of the snakes responsible. Two of the dead snakes had been misidentified as saw-scaled vipers (Echis carinatus), while three had remained unide...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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