"Venomous" Bites from Non-Venomous Snakes: A Critical Analysis of Risk and Management of "Colubrid" Snake Bites

by Scott A. Weinstein, Julian White, David A. Warrell, et al.

This book is the first significant contribution to thoroughly examine the potential hazards associated with snakes of the former family, Colubridae. This family contained >65% of living snake species (approximately 3,000 taxa) and has recently been split into multiple families. Many of these snakes produce oral secretions that contain toxins and other biologically-active substances. A large variety of these snakes figure in the pet industry, yet little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123877326
• ISBN13: 9780123877321
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"