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King cobra vs India’s ‘Big Four’ snakes: Which are considered as the deadliest and pose major threat to humans
India is home to nearly 300 snake species, but only a fraction of them pose a serious threat to humans. Out of these, just four snakes—the Russell’s viper, common krait, spectacled cobra, and ...
Snakes (Serpentes) are found in every country and continent except for Antarctica, and islands like Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, and New Zealand. Large snakes are important predators in their ...
Snake antivenom is a specific antidote to the venom action, neutralizing the circulating venom. However, it fails to neutralize the venom fixed to target organs such as platelets, renal tubules, etc.
Background: Twenty-minute whole blood clotting test (20WBCT) and Modified Lee and White (MLW) method are the most routinely employed bedside tests for detecting coagulopathic snake envenomation. Our ...
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