venomous snake bites

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• Venomous snake — A venomous snake is a snake that uses modified saliva, venom, usually delivered through highly specialized teeth such as hollow fangs, for the purpose of prey immobilization and self defense. In contrast, non venomous species either constrict… …   Wikipedia

• List of victims of fatal snake bites in the United States by decade — This is a list of persons who received a fatal snake bite in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. There are about 20 species of venomous snakes in the United States: two species of coral snakes, 16 species of rattlesnakes,… …   Wikipedia

• Snake pit — Snake pits were a historical European means of imposing capital punishment. Convicts were cast into a deep pit containing venomous snakes, such as vipers. They died from snake venom poisoning as the irritated snakes attacked them. An example of… …   Wikipedia

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• Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an …   Universalium

• Snake venom — Contents 1 Chemistry 1.1 Neurotoxins 1.2 Cytotoxins 2 …   Wikipedia

• Coral snake — (Micrurus sp.) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Tiger snake — For the African snake, see Telescopus semiannulatus. Tiger snake Notechis sp. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Sea snake — Taxobox name = Sea snake image caption = Yellow bellied sea snake, Pelamis platurus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Elapidae familia authority = Boie,… …   Wikipedia

• Eastern brown snake — Eastern brown snake, Tamban Forest near Kempsey, New South Wales Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia