Fatal bothropic snakebite in a horse: a case report

The present study reports a snakebite in a horse in the state of Pará, Brazil. At initial evaluation the animal was reluctant to walk and had tachycardia, tachypnea, severe lameness, bleeding on the pastern and swelling around the left hind leg. Blood samples from the bleeding sites, took on the fir...

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Main Authors: NS Silva, JAS Silveira, TT Albernaz, KF Campos, CMC Oliveira, NFQR Freitas, HA Bomjardim, JD Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000400018