Venomous snakes are a potential hazard even after their death. Dead snakes or their severed heads can inflict bites under various bizarre circumstances and may result in envenomation. In this review, an effort has been made to discuss the circumstances under which envenomation from dead snakes can occur, the incidence and pathomechanics of such envenomation, clinical manifestations and management and preventive measures, as well as a review of the literature on this unique mode of snake envenomation.
BT - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene DO - 10.1093/trstmh/trae125 IS - 8 LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -Venomous snakes are a potential hazard even after their death. Dead snakes or their severed heads can inflict bites under various bizarre circumstances and may result in envenomation. In this review, an effort has been made to discuss the circumstances under which envenomation from dead snakes can occur, the incidence and pathomechanics of such envenomation, clinical manifestations and management and preventive measures, as well as a review of the literature on this unique mode of snake envenomation.
PB - Oxford University Press (OUP) PY - 2025 SP - 928 EP - 932 T2 - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene TI - Envenomation by ‘dead’ snakes: a review UR - https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-pdf/119/8/928/61270380/trae125.pdf VL - 119 SN - 0035-9203, 1878-3503 ER -