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  2. Twig snake - Wikipedia

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    Twig snakes are among the few rear-fanged colubrids whose bite is highly venomous and potentially fatal. [4] The venom is hemotoxic, and although its effects are very slow, and bites are rare, no antivenom has been developed and several fatalities (such as Robert Mertens) have occurred.

  3. Epidemiology of snakebites - Wikipedia

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    Despite the fact that many Australian snakes have unusually potent venom, wide access to antivenom, which is available for all dangerous species, [38] has made deaths exceedingly rare. It is believed that up to 1,500 definite or suspected snakebites occur in Australia each year, of which about 200 are serious enough to warrant antivenom therapy.

  4. Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab - Wikipedia

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    CroFab is composed of several monovalent Fab (fragment antigen-binding) proteins derived from the blood of sheep immunized with one of four snake venoms: Crotalus atrox (western diamondback rattlesnake), Crotalus adamanteus (Eastern diamondback rattlesnake), Crotalus scutulatus (Mojave rattlesnake), or Agkistrodon piscivorus (cottonmouth or ...

  5. Uropeltidae - Wikipedia

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    The diets of shield-tail snakes consist mostly of invertebrates, particularly earthworms, and many species have actually been observed in the wild by researchers to eat earthworms. Frank Wall, who dissected many species for analysing the gut contents to study the diet, remarks about the presence of worms and mud.

  6. Snake antivenom - Wikipedia

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    Snake antivenom is a medication made up of antibodies used to treat snake bites by venomous snakes. [1] It is a type of antivenom . It is a biological product that typically consists of venom neutralizing antibodies derived from a host animal, such as a horse or sheep.

  7. Venomous snakes are awaking in Idaho. Here’s how much ... - AOL

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    The minimum treatment for a snake bite is 10 vials of antivenom and the cost of each vial is in the four digits. Venomous snakes are awaking in Idaho. Here’s how much antivenom will cost if you ...

  8. Toxicofera - Wikipedia

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    Further study claimed nearly all "non-venomous" snakes produce venom to a certain extent, suggesting a single, and thus far more ancient origin for venom in Serpentes than had been considered until then. [11] [12] As a practical matter, Fry cautioned: [13] Some non-venomous snakes have been previously thought to have only mild 'toxic saliva ...

  9. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    [82] [83] Ernst and Zug et al. 1996 list a value of 0.01 mg/kg SC, which makes it the most venomous snake in the world in their study too. They have an average venom yield of 44 mg. [83] Bites from this species have a mortality rate of 80% if left untreated, although it is very rare for this species to bite. This species is known to be a very ...