Venomous Snakes: Anchieta's Cobra, Andaman Cobra, Aspidelaps Lubricus, Aspidelaps Scutatus, Black Mamba, Boomslang, Burmese Spitting Cobra, Caspian Co
- ISBN-10
- 1230833277
- ISBN-13
- 9781230833279
- Pages
- 68
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-09
- Publisher
- University-Press.org
- Author
- Source Wikipedia
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Anchieta's cobra, Andaman cobra, Aspidelaps lubricus, Aspidelaps scutatus, Black mamba, Boomslang, Burmese spitting cobra, Caspian cobra, Chinese cobra, Coastal taipan, Crotalus scutulatus, Deinagkistrodon, Eastern green mamba, Egyptian cobra, Elapidae, Epidemiology of snakebites, Equatorial spitting cobra, Forest cobra, Indochinese spitting cobra, Jameson's mamba, Javan spitting cobra, Micropechis ikaheka, Naja annulata, Naja ashei, Naja christyi, Naja nigricollis, Nubian spitting cobra, Philippine cobra, Pseudohaje nigra, Rattlesnake, Red spitting cobra, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Samar cobra, Snouted cobra, Trimeresurus stejnegeri, Twig snake, Venomous snake, West African spitting cobra. Excerpt: A snakebite is an injury caused by a bite from a snake, often resulting in puncture wounds inflicted by the animal's fangs and sometimes resulting in envenomation. Although the majority of snake species are non-venomous and typically kill their prey with constriction rather than venom, venomous snakes can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Snakes often bite their prey as a method of hunting, but also for defensive purposes against predators. Since the physical appearance of snakes may differ, there is often no practical way to identify a species and professional medical attention should be sought. The outcome of snake bites depends on numerous factors, including the species of snake, the area of the body bitten, the amount of venom injected, and the health conditions of the person. Feelings of terror and panic are common after a snakebite and can produce a characteristic set of symptoms mediated by the autonomic nervous system, such as a racing heart and nausea. Bites from non-venomous snakes can also cause injury, often due to lacerations caused by the snake's teeth, or from a resulting infection. A bite may...
