You have known that there are two kinds of snake venom. In addition, you had better know about their symptoms in order know what kinds of snake venom without snakes. Let me describe about some symptoms of viper and pit viper which are haemorrhagic, and cobra and krait which are neurotoxic. Symptoms of neurotoxic venom of cobra and krait ================================ 1. Intense burning pain at the site of bite. 2. Bleeding from fang wounds. 3. Black bruises at the site of bite due to cytolysis of R.B.C., Red Blood Cell. 4. Marked swelling at the site of bite due to accumulation of fluid. 5. The pulse is small and thready and blood pressure low. 6. There may be collapse with pupils dilated and insensitive to light. 7. Spontaneous and submucous haemorrhages are common. 8. Death as a rule is due to circulatory failure. Symptoms of neurotoxic venom of cobra and krait ================================ 1. Pain at the site of bite which radiated along the limb. 2. Drowsiness, nausea and vomiting. 3. Numbness and weakness of muscles followed by partial paralysis. 4. Speech is blurred at this stage. Symptom resembles those of drunkenness. 5. Followed by dropping of eyelids, dribbling of saliva and difficulty in swallowing. 6. Dropping of the head due to paralysis of neck muscles. 7. Collapse with difficulty in breathing and cyanosis. 8. Krait poisoning is characterized by intense pain in the abdomen due to intestinal haemorrhage in addition to the above symptoms. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Snake_bite_symptoms.png/250px-Snake_bite_symptoms.png
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:28:53 +0000