Envenomation by neotropical opisthoglyphous colubrid Thamnodynastes cf. pallidus Linne, 1758 (Serpentes:Colubridae) in Venezuela.
This is a case report of a "non-venomous" snake bite in a herpetologist observed at the Sciences Faculty of the Universidad de los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela). The patient was bitten on the middle finger of the left hand, and shows signs of pronounced local manifestations of envenomation such as bleeding from the tooth imprint, swelling and warmth. He was treated with local care, analgesics, and steroids. He was dismissed from the hospital and observed at home during five days with marked improvement of envenomation. The snake was brought to the medical consult and identified as a Thamnodynastes cf. pallidus specimen. This report represents the first T. pallidus accident described in a human.
Diaz
Fresnel
F
Sciences Faculty, Animal Ecology, Proyecto Emponzoñamiento en Humanos, Apartado 5101, Mérida, Venezuela.
Navarrete
Luis F
LF
Pefaur
Jaime
J
Rodriguez-Acosta
Alexis
A
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000818:Animals; D017812:Colubridae; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D014687:Venezuela
D012910:Snake Venoms