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The four venomous snake species responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant human snake bite cases on the Indian subcontinent (majorly in India and Sri Lanka) are sometimes collectively referred to as the Big Four. They are as follows: [1][2] Russell's viper, Daboia russelii. Common krait, Bungarus caeruleus.
Texas, Freer — DeLeon, a "veteran snake handler" with Snake Busters Snake Handlers was bitten by a rattlesnake on April 30, 2022, while performing at an annual show in Freer, according to his family. DeLeon was flown to a hospital in Corpus Christi where he later died. January 19, 2022. David Riston, 49, male.
Pseudoboa caerulea Schneider, 1801, Bungarus candidus var. Cærulus Boulenger, 1896. The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), also known as Bengal krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the Big Four Indian snakes that inflict the most snakebites ...
Kerala snakebite murder was a case in which the victim, Uthra, a twenty-five-year-old woman, was killed by a snakebite inflicted while she was asleep on 7 May 2020. She was in her parents' home in Anchal, located in the South Indian state of Kerala. Her husband, Sooraj S. Kumar, a twenty-seven-year-old bank employee, [1][2] was arrested.
Indian cobra. The Indian cobra (Naja naja), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent, and is a member of the "big four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in India. [6][7]
Pages in category "Deaths due to snake bites". The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of fatal snake bites in Australia.
The venom yield from individual specimens varies considerably, as does the quantity injected per bite. The mortality rate from their bites is about 20%, and due to the availability of the anti-venom, deaths are currently quite rare. [8] Of the more dangerous systemic symptoms, hemorrhage and coagulation defects are the most striking.
Snakebite. A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake, especially a venomous snake. [9] A common sign of a bite from a venomous snake is the presence of two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. [1] Sometimes venom injection from the bite may occur. [3] This may result in redness, swelling, and severe pain at the area, which may ...