Herein, we describe two cases of patients bitten by redtailed coral snakes, illustrating the clinical. Envenomation by the redtailed coral snake micrurus. Entrevista libro serpientes venenosas, lecciones aprendidas desde colombia. Serpientes venenosas documento confidencial con fines educativos alejandro carrasquilla g. Pdf book develops the theme of snake bite in colombia. Entrevista libro serpientes venenosas, lecciones aprendidas. Few cases of cerebral infarction resulting from a viper bite had been reported.
Otras especies del genero bothrops causan accidentes humanos pero su inci dencia, en conjunto, apenas alcanza 9. Envenomation by bothrops punctatus in southwestern colombia. Cobos rosa ribas clinica veterinaria sam andreu, barcelona. A medline and scielo data base search using the terms stroke and snake, from july 1975 to march 2016, yielded 19 articles and 28 patients with cerebral thrombotic complication of snake bite. Sabe como actuar ante una mordedura por serpiente venenosa. A mechanical account of poisons dedicada a las serpientes venenosas, animales y plantas. An overview of the evolution of snakes, natural history, ecological aspects, values the. The clinical features of this envenomation are not well characterized. Although the redtailed coral snake micrurus mipartitus is widely distributed in colombia and its venom is highly neurotoxic and life threatening, envenomation by this species is rare.