title: Suicide by injection of snake venom.
abstract: An unusual suicide is described where the deceased, a schizophrenic young man in perfect physical health, deliberately injected himself subcutaneously with snake venom, by means of a syringe. The circumstances, autopsy findings and laboratory investigations are recorded.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D012910:Snake Venoms