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Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, [2] yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many sources, though not ITIS, [3] recognize one subspecies, Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus of Taiwan. [2] [4]
Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837) – red-necked keelback; Rhabdophis swinhonis (Günther, 1868) – Swinhoe's grass snake [20] Rhabdophis tigrinus (H. Boie, 1826) – tiger grooved-neck keelback, tiger keelback, Japanese grass snake, yamakagashi
The toxicity of snake venom, based on laboratory tests conducted on mice, is sometimes used to gauge the extent of danger to humans, but this is not enough. Many venomous snakes are specialized predators whose venom may be adapted specifically to incapacitate their preferred prey. [ 15 ]
The outcome of all snakebites depends on a multitude of factors: the type of snake, the size, physical condition, and temperature of the snake, the age and physical condition of the person, the area and tissue bitten (e.g., foot, torso, vein or muscle), the amount of venom injected, the time it takes for the person to find treatment, and ...
“The cornerstone of therapy for snake bites is antivenom treatments, and it’s been around for about 120 years,” said Dr. Charles Gerardo, an emergency medicine specialist at Duke Health ...
Tentacled snake; Tic polonga; Tiger snake. Chappell Island tiger snake; Common tiger snake; Down's tiger snake; Eastern tiger snake; King Island tiger snake; Krefft's tiger snake; Peninsula tiger snake; Tasmanian tiger snake; Western tiger snake; Tigre snake; Tree snake. Blanding's tree snake; Blunt-headed tree snake; Brown tree snake; Long ...
The tiger snake is also responsible for the second-highest number of bites in the country per Australian Geographic, and is the fifth most venomous snake in the world, according to the Rainforest ...
The venom is possibly the most toxic of any Bungarus (krait) species and possibly the most toxic of any snake species in Asia, with LD 50 values of 0.09 mg/kg [62] –0.108 mg/kg SC, [34] [78] 0.113 mg/kg IV and 0.08 mg/kg IP on mice. [78] Based on several LD 50 studies, the many-banded krait is among the most venomous land snakes in the world ...