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<p><i> "Venomous" Bites from "Non-Venomous" Snakes, Second Edition</i> thoroughly examines the potential hazards associated with bites by non-front-fanged snakes (popularly, but inaccurately, called "rear-fanged snakes"). This diverse group contains approximately 80% of living snake species (approximately 2,900 species). A large proportion of these snakes were previously assigned to the family Colubridae but, as a consequence of expanding systematics investigations, have been split into multiple families and subfamilies. Many of these snakes produce venoms or oral secretions that contain toxins and other biologically active substances. A large variety of non–front-fanged snakes figure in the pet industry, yet little documented information or formal study of their potential medical importance has been published. Therefore, although the possible medical importance of many of these species has been subjected to speculation since the mid-19th century, there is a limited amount of useful descriptive information regarding the real hazard (or lack thereof) of this wide variety of snakes.</p> <p>The first edition of this book provided "one-stop shopping" by offering information regarding t

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Author

Scott A Weinstein, David A. Warrell, Daniel E. Keyler

Publisher

Elsevier LTD, Oxford

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780128227879

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Medicine