Large Snake Size Suggests Increased Snakebite Severity in Patients Bitten by Rattlesnakes in Southern California Donald N. Janes, PhD, MD, Sean P. Bush,

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Large Snake Size Suggests Increased Snakebite Severity in Patients Bitten by Rattlesnakes in Southern California Donald N. Janes, PhD, MD, Sean P. Bush, MD, Gita R. Kolluru, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 120-126 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.01.010 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Mean snakebite severity scores from snakes of different size classes. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 120-126DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.01.010) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The effect of snake size class on snakebite severity score in different rattlesnake species. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 120-126DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.01.010) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The relationship between fang spread (the space between fang puncture wounds) and snake size class. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 120-126DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.01.010) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions