title: Two Sri Lankan cases of identified sea snake bites, without envenoming.
abstract: Sea snakes are among the most venomous creatures encountered around coasts and reefs, in estuaries, rivers and at sea. Their venoms are more toxic than those of land snakes. However, they are rarely aggressive or menacing. Bites have become unusual with the advent of modern fishing methods but the two encounters we report, in the Indian Ocean off the shores of Sri Lanka, emphasise that sea snake bites may not result in envenoming.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Manouri P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Senanayake
authors.forename: C Ariaranee
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ariaratnam
authors.forename: Sudath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abeywickrema
authors.forename: Ashanka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belligaswatte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D017815:Elapidae; D006801:Humans; D019156:Indian Ocean; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites; D012910:Snake Venoms; D013188:Sri Lanka
chemical_list: D012910:Snake Venoms