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What Should You Do If A Snake Bites?

Posted by kaushik2015 on Wed, 05 Aug 2015

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Kaushik Bharati, PhD There are approximately 3000 species of snakes in the world, of which around 10% are venomous. In the Indian context, there are over 270 species of snakes of which approximately 60 are venomous. There are four medically important snakes – the Big Four. These are the Cobra (Naja spp.; total 4 species), Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii russelii), Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) and Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus), which cause the highest fatalities in India. Approximately... Read More

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