Bacteriological studies of the venom and mouth cavities of wild Malayan pit vipers (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in southern Thailand. by Theakston, R, Phillips, R, Looareesuwan, S, Echeverria, P, Makin, T, Warrell, D

“…Venom and oropharyngeal swabs from freshly captured Malayan pit vipers (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in southern Thailand and captive specimens in England were cultured aerobically and anaerobically to identify the bacterial flora which might contaminate wounds inflicted by bites of this species. …”

Randomized comparative trial of three monospecific antivenoms for bites by the Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in southern Thailand: clinical and laboratory correlations. by Warrell, D, Looareesuwan, S, Theakston, R, Phillips, R, Chanthavanich, P, Viravan, C, Supanaranond, W, Karbwang, J, Ho, M, Hutton, R

“…Three monospecific antivenoms for Malayan pit viper (MPV) (Calloselasma rhodostoma) were compared in Southern Thailand, where this species is the most common cause of snake bite morbidity. …”

Venom phospholipases of Russell's vipers from Myanmar and eastern India--cloning, characterization and phylogeographic analysis. by Tsai, I, Tsai, H, Wang, Y, Tun-Pe, Warrell, D

“…Venoms of Russell's vipers (genus Daboia) are known for their deadly coagulopathic and other effects. …”

Proteomics, toxicity and antivenom neutralization of Sri Lankan and Indian Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) venoms by Tasnim Faisal, Kae Yi Tan, Nget Hong Tan, Si Mui Sim, Christeine Ariaranee Gnanathasan, Choo Hock Tan

“…Antivenoms used for Russell’s viper envenomation are, however, raised typically against snakes from Southern India. …”
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Oral Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Taiwanese Venomous Snakes by Po-Chun Chuang, Wen-Hao Lin, Yi-Chun Chen, Chun-Chih Chien, I-Min Chiu, Tein-Shun Tsai

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A simple mortality risk prediction score for viper envenoming in India (VENOMS): A model development and validation study. by Maya Gopalakrishnan, Suman Saurabh, Pramod Sagar, Chanaveerappa Bammigatti, Tarun Kumar Dutta

“…There are no simple clinical prognostic tools which can predict mortality in viper envenomings. We aimed to develop and validate a mortality-risk prediction score for patients of viper envenoming from Southern India.…”
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Exploring Toxin Genes of Myanmar Russell’s Viper, <i>Daboia siamensis</i>, through De Novo Venom Gland Transcriptomics by Khin Than Yee, Jason Macrander, Olga Vasieva, Ponlapat Rojnuckarin

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Phylogeography and Ecological Niche Modeling of the Alashan Pit Viper (<i>Gloydius cognatus</i>; Reptilia, Viperidae) in Northwest China and Adjacent Areas by Rui Xu, Tatjana N. Dujsebayeva, Dali Chen, Byambasuren Mijidsuren, Feng Xu, Xianguang Guo

“…However, animal phylogeographic analyses in this region are still limited. The Alashan pit viper, <i>Gloydius cognatus</i>, occurs primarily in arid Northwest China and adjacent areas. …”
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Biological Activities and Proteomic Profile of the Venom of <i>Vipera ursinii</i> ssp., a very Rare Karst Viper from Croatia by Maja Lang Balija, Adrijana Leonardi, Marija Brgles, Dora Sviben, Tihana Kurtović, Beata Halassy, Igor Križaj

“…The karst viper (<i>Vipera ursinii</i> ssp.) favours high-mountain dry grasslands in southern and south-eastern Croatia. …”
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Snake venom proteomics, immunoreactivity and toxicity neutralization studies for the asiatic mountain pit vipers, ovophis convictus, ovophis tonkinensis, and hime habu, ovophis oki... by Choo Hock Tan, Praneetha Palasuberniam, Kae Yi Tan

“…Snakebite envenomation is a serious neglected tropical disease, and its management is often complicated by the diversity of snake venoms. In Asia, pit vipers of the Ovophis species complex are medically important venomous snakes whose venom properties have not been investigated in depth. …”
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Snake Venom Proteomics, Immunoreactivity and Toxicity Neutralization Studies for the Asiatic Mountain Pit Vipers, <i>Ovophis convictus</i>, <i>Ovophis tonkinensis</i>, and Hime Hab... by Choo Hock Tan, Praneetha Palasuberniam, Kae Yi Tan

“…Snakebite envenomation is a serious neglected tropical disease, and its management is often complicated by the diversity of snake venoms. In Asia, pit vipers of the <i>Ovophis</i> species complex are medically important venomous snakes whose venom properties have not been investigated in depth. …”
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Hypopituitarism following envenoming by Russell's vipers (Daboia siamensis and D. russelii) resembling Sheehan's syndrome: first case report from Sri Lanka, a review of the literat... by Antonypillai, C, Wass, J, Warrell, D, Rajaratnam, H

“…An unusual complication of Russell's viper bite envenoming in Burma (D. siamensis) and southern India (D. russelii) is hypopituitarism but until now it has not been reported elsewhere. …”

Associated Clinical Factors for Coagulation Dysfunction due to Trimeresurus stejnegeri: A Retrospective Observational Study by Run-Hua Xie, Xiao-Lu Ye, Cong-Yao Tang, Yu-Huai Wang, Long-Xin Zhong

“…Materials. Patients bitten by vipers were admitted to the Emergency Department of a hospital in Shenzhen, southern China, from 2021 to 2022 and were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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New data on the distribution of the Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) mitochondrial lineages place their contact zone in western Bulgaria by Angel Dyugmedzhiev, Kostadin Andonov, Georgi Hristov, Simeon Borissov

“…We used two mitochondrial markers (cytb and ND2) to unveil mtDNA distribution patterns based on vipers from 31 localities across Bulgaria. Our results confirmed the presence of the north-eastern (NE) and the south-eastern (SE) mitochondrial clade in Bulgaria, the latter being represented by its southern (S) and eastern (E) subclades. …”
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Rediscovery and redefinition of Malcolm Smith's Trimeresurus kanburiensis in Thailand, with a report of envenoming. by Warrell, D, Looareesuwan, S, Stimson, A, Hutton, R

“…Conversely, the name T. purpureomaculatus has been misapplied to specimens of a species of viper from southern Thailand which we consider very similar to T. kanburiensis, but for which a new specific name, 'T. venustus', has been suggested recently. …”

Systematics of Trimeresurus popeiorum Smith, 1937 with a revised molecular phylogeny of Asian pitvipers of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 sensu lato by Zeeshan A. Mirza, H. T. Lalremsanga, Harshal Bhosale, Gaurang Gowande, Harshil Patel, Sabira S. Idiatullina, Nikolay A. Poyarkov

“…The pit viper snake genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 sensu lato, is a diverse group of nocturnal serpents comprising over 61 species. …”
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EFFECT OF FLAT NOSE PITVIPER (Trimeresurus puniceus) VENOM ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND THE PATTERN OF AGGREGATION AND HEMOLYSIS ON COW BLOOD IN VITRO by , BOO BIING JYE, , Dr. drh. Yanuartono, MP.

“…Trimeresurus puniceus is a viper that can be found on Java and southern Sumatra. …”

Clinical profile of snake bite envenomation in children by Vishal Gupta, Nalini Bhaskaranand

“…The most common poisonous snake was the viper. The coagulation time was prolonged in 35 (85.3%) cases. …”
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Snake bites by the jararacucu (Bothrops jararacussu): clinicopathological studies of 29 proven cases in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. by Milani Júnior, R, Jorge, M, de Campos, F, Martins, F, Bousso, A, Cardoso, J, Ribeiro, L, Fan, H, França, F, Sano-Martins, I, Cardoso, D, Ide Fernandez, C, Fernandes, J, Aldred, V, Sandoval, M, Puorto, G, Theakston, R, Warrell, D

“…The jararacuçu, one of the most dreaded snakes of Brazil, southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, is a heavily-built pit viper which may grow to a length of 2.2 m. …”

Effects of Sodium Silicate Complex against Hemorrhagic Activities Induced by <i>Protobothrops mucrosquamatus</i> Venom by Yen-Chia Chen, Tse-Yao Wang, Yu-Kai Huang, Kun-Che Chang, Min-Hui Chen, Chien-Chun Liu, Kuei-Lin Liu, Ya-Han Yang, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Ju-Sing Fan

“…<i>Protobothrops mucrosquamatus</i> poses a serious medical threat to humans in Southern and Southeastern Asia. Hemorrhage is one of the conspicuous toxicities related to the pathology of <i>P. mucrosquamatus</i> envenoming. …”
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