IDENTIFICATION OF SNAKE BITE AND VENOM
Snake venom is seen in poison glands found in the head of poisonous snakes. The poison is injected in to the body of the pray through the fangs of the poisonous snake. Snake venom is highly toxic and acidic in nature and has a specific density ranging from 1.03 to 1.07. On being bitten by a poisonous snake the following symptoms may help to indentify the nature of the snake bite. There are mainly four type of snake venom found in the world. They are- I. Haemotoxic venom ( Poisoning of blood ) II. Cytotoxic venom ( Cell destroying ) III. Myotoxic venom ( Muscle destroying ) IV. ...