Summary:

This book is the first significant contribution to thoroughly examine
the potential hazards associated with snakes of the former family,
Colubridae. This family contained >65% of living snake species
(approximately 3,000 taxa) and has recently been split into multiple
families. Many of these snakes produce oral secretions that contain
toxins and other biologically-active substances. A large variety of
these snakes figure in the pet industry, yet little documented
information or formal study of their potential medical importance has
been published. Therefore, although the possible medical importance
of many of these species has been subjected to speculation since the
mid-nineteenth century, there is a limited amount of useful
descriptive information regarding the real hazard (or lack thereof)
of snakes belonging to this diverse, artificial family. There is a
need for "one-stop shopping" offering information regarding their
possible toxicity and clinical relevance as well as recommendations
for medical management of their bites. This book is the first
synthesis of this information and includes evidence-based risk
assessment, hazard rankings and specific recommendations regarding
important species, many common in captivity. Fills a gap in the
toxinological, medical and herpetological literature by providing a
comprehensive review of this entire assemblage of snakes, with
particular attention given to their capacity, real or rumored, to
cause harm to humans A patient-centered, evidence-based approach is
applied to analyzing documented case reports of bites inflicted by
approximately 100 species. Clinical management of medically
significant bites from non-front-fanged colubroids is methodically
reviewed, and specific recommendations are provided

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 615 -- Pharmacology & theraputics

Book Details:

Physical Description: 6.0"x9.1"x1.1"; 1.4 lb; 364 pages
Edition Info: Hardcover; 2011-07-01

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