This bibliography lists 71 publications dealing with human envenomation by colubrid snakes during the years 1873–1988. This information appears in a wide variety of publications in medicine, herpetology, and toxicology. Fifty snake species, many conventionally considered nonvenomous, are included. Reports are divided into those showing evidence of systemic poisoning, usually associated with coagulopathy, and those showing only local signs and symptoms.
SpiesS.K.MalherbeL.F.PeplerW.J.Boomslangbyt met afribrinogenemia. S Afr Med J1962; 36, 864–870
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LakierJ.B.FritzV.U.Consumptive coagulopathy caused by a boomslang bite. S Afr Med J1969; 43, 1052–1055
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MackayN.FergusonJ.C.BagshaweA.ForresterA.T.T.McNicolC.O.The venom of the boomslang (Dispholidus typus) in vivo and in vitro studies. Thrombosis1969; 21, 234–244
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MatellG.NymanD.WernerB.WilhelmssonS.Consumption coagulopathy caused by a boomslang bite. Thromb Res1973; 3, 173–182
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VisserJ.ChapmanD.S.Snakes and snakebite. Capetown: Purnell, 1978
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GerberJ.D.W.AdendorfH.P.F.Boomslang byt’n Gevalbespreking. S Afr Med J1980; 57, 710–711
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De LimaT.Relato de um envenenamento por uma cobra nao venenosa. Natur em Revista1978; 4, 62–63
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GonzalesD.Contribution to the clinical and epidemiological aspects of snake bites in Spain. Period Biol1978; 80, 135–139
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NewmanC.J.Bites by the Montpelier Snake, Malpolon monspessulanus. The Vipera1985; 1, 35–36
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GonzalesD.Bissverletzungen durch Malpolon monspessulanus. Salamandra1979; 15, 266–268
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PerryG.Mild toxic effects resulting from the bites of Jan's desert racer, Coluber rhodorachis and Moila's snake, Malpolon moilensis. Toxicon1988; 26, 523–524
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MittlemanM.B.GorisR.C.Death caused by the bite of the Japanese colubrid snake Rhabdophis tigrinus Boic. J Herp1978; 12, 109–111
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KikuchiH.TakamuraT.IshiiM.IchiharaT.KawamuraY.SawaiY.Study on the effectiveness of the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus) antivenom. The Snake1987; 19, 95–99
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MatherH.M.MoyneS.McMonagleT.M.Severe envenomation from ‘harmless’ pet snake. Brit Med J1978; 1, 1324–1326
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CableD.McGeheeW.WingertW.A.RussellF.E.Prolonged defibrination after a bite from a ‘nonvenomous’ snake. JAMA1984; 251, 925–926
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MittlemanM.B.GorisR.C.Envenomation from the bite of the Japanese colubrid snake Rhabdophis tigrinus. Herpetologica1974; 30, 113–119
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KonoH.SawaiY.Systemic poisoning from the bite of Rhabdophis tigrinus. The Snake1975; 7, 38–39
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MintonS.A.MebsD.Vier Bissfalle durch Colubriden. Salamandra1978; 14, 41–44
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MandellF.BatesJ.MittlemanM.B.LoyJ.W.Major coagulopathy and ‘nonpoisonous’ snake bites. Pediatrics1980; 65, 314–315
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MoriJ.YamakawaM.KawamuraY.A case of severe defibrination syndrome due to snake (Rhabdophis tigrinus) bite. Rinsha Ketsueki1983; 24, 256–262
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FitzSimonsD.C.SmithH.M.Another rear-fanged South African snake lethal to humans. Herpetologica1958; 14, 198–202
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BeiranD.CurrieG.Snake bite due to Thelotornis kirtlandii. Cent Afr J Med1967; 13, 137–139
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MebsD.ScharrerI.StilleR.W.HaukH.A fatal case of snake bite due to Thelotornis kirtlandii. In: RosenbergP. ed. Toxins, animal, plant and microbial, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1978, 477–479
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AtkinsonP.M.BradlowB.A.WhiteJ.A.M.GreigH.B.GaillardM.C.Clinical features of twig snake Thelatornis capensis envenomation. S Afr Med J1980; 58, 1007–1011
SchenoneH.ReyesH.Animales ponzonosos de Chile. Bol Chil Parasit1965; 20, 104–108
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De LimaT.Cobras nao venenosas que matam. Natur em Revista1978; 4, 38–46
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JaumeM.L.GarridoO.H.Notas sobre mordeduras de jubo (Alsophis cantherigerus) Bibron (Reptilia, Serpentes Colubridae) en Cuba. Rev Cub Med Trop1980; 32, 145–148
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NeillW.T.Evidence of venom in snakes of the genera Alsophis and Rhadinaea. Copeia1954; 1954, 59–60
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HeatwoleH.BanuchiI.B.Envenomation by the colubrid snake Alsophis portoricensis. Herpetologica1966; 22, 132–134
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BlakeD.K.Bite from an Amplorhinus multimaculatus. J Herp Ass Rhodesia1960; 9–10, 17
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De SilvaA.Venomous snakes of Sri Lanka. The Snake1976; 8, 31–42
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BurgerW.L.A case of mild envenomation by the mangrove snake, Boiga dendrophila. The Snake1974; 7, 99–100
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MamonovG.Vergiftungen durch den Biss der “ungiftigen” Natter (Coluber ravergieri) in UdSSR. Aquar Terr Zeitsch1976; 29, 249
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MamonovG.Case report of envenomation by the mountain racer Coluber ravergieri in USSR. The Snake1977; 9, 27–28
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BranchW.R.Venomous snakes of southern Africa. Concluding part: Colubridae. The Snake1982; 14, 1–17
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BrownB.C.The effect of Coniophanes poisoning in man. Copeia1939; 1939, 109
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DitmarsR.L.Snakes of the World. New York: Macmillan Co, 1931
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TaylorE.H.SmithH.M.Miscellaneous notes on Mexican snakes. Univ Kan Sci Bull1939; 25, 239–245
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WellmanJ.A review of the snakes of the genus Conophis (family Colubridae) from Middle America. Univ Kan Pub Mus Nat Hist1963; 15, 251–295
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JohnsonJ.D.Letter to the editor: Comments on the report of envenomation by the colubrid snake, Stenorrhina freminvillei. Toxicon1988; 26, 519–521
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ChapmanD.S.The symptomatology, pathology and treatment of the bites of venomous snakes of central and southern Africa. In: BucherlW.BuckleyE.DeulofeuV. eds. Venomous animals and their venoms. Vol I: venomous vertebrates, New York: Academic Press, 1968, 463–527
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NeillW.T.Two cases of snake bite in New Guinea. Copeia1949; 1949, 228–229
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ShawC.E.CampbellS.Snakes of the American West. New York: Knopf, 1974
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GooneratneB.W.M.The poisonous land snakes of Ceylon. Ceylon Med1968; 13, 19–25
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D’AbreuE.A.Effect of a bite from Schneider's water snake, Hypsyrhina enhydris. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc1931; 22, 203
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QuelchJ.J.Venom in harmless snakes. J Linn Soc (Zool)1893; 17, 30–31
