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Atractus
spp.
Central and
South American ground snakes
(approximately 112 species; shares
this general common name with
other genera, e.g.,
Liophis
spp.)
1 (29)
L, P {Reported as part of a retrospective review
(see text), original case documentation unavailable
and species identification/verification are unknown.
Recorded symptoms/signs suggest very mild
effects}
Salomao et al. (2003)
C/D
De Silva and Aloysius
(1983)
Balanophis ceylonensis
(
Rhabdophis
,
Wall, 1921,
Amphiesma
, Wall, 1921)
Sri Lankan keel-back, flower or
blossom krait; nihaluwa; others
1
E, Er, HA, P {Limited information suggests mild
local effects and minor autonomic (possibly
anxiety-driven) response}
C/D
BL, L, P {Goodman (1985) experienced a mild,
insignificant bite but cautioned regarding the
potential hazard posed by this species. A similar
subjective caution was articulated by Spawls
(1979). See Section 4.2}
Boiga
(
Toxicodryas
, Trape and Mané,
2006)
blandingi
(Plate 4.5A and B)
Blanding's tree snake, Blanding's cat
snake, Temankeema, others
3 (3)
Pitman (1974); Spawls
(1979); Goodman (1985);
Weinstein and Smith
(1993)
C
Boiga ceylonensis
Sri Lankan cat
snake, Ceylon cat snake; nidi mapila
1
C/D
BL, E, Pr {De Silva (1976b) reported
insignificant effects from bites by this species)
Whitaker (1970)
Boiga cyanea
(Plate 4.6) Green cat-
eyed snake, green cat snake
1
BL, Er, L {Bite experienced by one of the authors
(SAW) was inflicted by a 90-cm female
specimen. Minor bleeding, mild pain, and
erythema resulted from the bite. There were
no sequelae and the symptoms/signs resolved
in
24 h. Similarly, the few anecdotally reported
bites (not included in the tally here) included only
mild local effects. Interestingly, De Lisle (1984)
described the bite inflicted by a captive
B.
cyanea
on another specimen. The bitten
B.
cyanea
gradually succumbed, and this was
ascribed to the effects of the bite}
This report
C
