Socio-Economic Manifestation Dealing with a Proven Green Pit Viper (Cryptelytrops sp.) Envenomation- A Case from Nalagad Municipality, Jajarkot, Karnali Province, Nepal

This case documents envenomation by a Green pit viper (Cryptelytrops sp.), a species found in South and Southeast Asia that causes the majority of venomous snakebites among Southeast Asian pit vipers. The proven life-threatening cases described in published literature, however, are sparse. We report...

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Published inJournal of clinical and experimental investigations Vol. 13; no. 1; p. em00786
Main Authors Baral, Badri, Magar, Ganesh Bahadur, Shah, Karan Bahadur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published East Sussex 01.03.2022
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Summary:This case documents envenomation by a Green pit viper (Cryptelytrops sp.), a species found in South and Southeast Asia that causes the majority of venomous snakebites among Southeast Asian pit vipers. The proven life-threatening cases described in published literature, however, are sparse. We report a case of noticeable envenomation due to confirmed Green pit viper, Cryptelytrops sp. bite in Jajarkot. This is the first known reported case of such a bite from Jajarkot in Nepal. This case highlights the urgent need to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and supportive care for snakebite victims in Nepal.
ISSN:1309-6621
1309-6621
DOI:10.29333/jcei/11514