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Venomous snakes bite 7000-8000 people annually Snakebites Venomous snakes bite 7000-8000 people annually occurred while snake handling = ~3000 accidental = 4000-5000

Venomous snakes bite 7000-8000 people annually Snakebites Venomous snakes bite 7000-8000 people annually 85% of natural bites are below the knee

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Pit Vipers: Crotalidae Crotalus: true rattlers

Crotalidae Agkistrodon: Copperhead

Coral Snake

Primitive delivery system Coral Snake Bite Primitive delivery system small mouth pair of small, fixed hollow fangs on anterior mouth

Bite site: paucity of complaints Coral Snake Bite Bite site: paucity of complaints little pain no necrosis paresthesias swelling usually mild

Common Cobra / Nag or Kalsap or Naja naja Seen through out India, Burma, Srilanka Well marked hood Single (monocellate) or double spectacle mark

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Gajwani Schools and Colleges Key – words Speckles – a small coloured mark or spot on a background of a different colour Gajwani Schools and Colleges

Gajwani Schools and Colleges Key – words fangs – two long sharp teeth at the front of the mouths of some animals such as a snake or dog Gajwani Schools and Colleges

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