title: First authenticated case of Sri Lankan flying snake (Chrysopelea taprobanica) bite.
abstract: Flying snakes (Genus Chrysopelea) are a group of ophisthoglyphous colubrids in South and South East Asia known for gliding in the air. Of the five species of flying snakes, Sri Lankan flying snake, Chrysopelea taprobanica, is endemic to Sri Lanka. Authenticated bites and the venom characteristics of this uncommon snake remain unknown. We report the first authenticated case of C taprobanica bite, in which a 45-year-old woman had signs of mild local envenoming after the bite, with no evidence of systemic envenoming.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: nkanjanasilva@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weerawansa
authors.forename: Senaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pilapitiya
authors.forename: Thilina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maduwage
authors.forename: Sisira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siribaddana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017812:Colubridae / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000473:pathology*; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D013188:Sri Lanka
chemical_list: D012910:Snake Venoms
keywords: chrysopelea; envenoming; flying snake; snakebite; taprobanica