Report of a bite by the South American colubrid snake <em>Philodryas olfersii latirostris</em> (Squamata: Colubridae)
Following the bite of Philodryas olfersii latirostris Cope, 1862, a 29-year-old male herpetologist developed localized and burning pain, and minimal bleeding from the puncture marks of posterior maxillary teeth, which subsided rapidly. The victim developed no other local signs or symptoms. After few...
Main Authors: | María Elisa Peichoto, Jorge Abel Céspedez, Juan Antonio Pascual |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2006-06-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1513 |
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