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Evidence Rating a
Taxa Frequent, Common
Name(s)
Reports
(Cases)
Reported Effects {Comments}
Reference
Cerberus rynchops (Plate 4.10A-C)
Bockadam, Dog-faced watersnake;
Kuna diya kaluwa; Birang; others
Precise number
unclear due
to multiple
anecdotal
reports
{Ramachandran et al. (1995) mentioned one
case without any detail. Subaraj (2008) and
Campden-Main (1970) reported insignificant
effects of bites. Saha and Hati (1998) surveyed
several districts in West Bengal and reported
circumstances surrounding 157 nonvenomous
bites from C. rhynchops , Lycodon aulicus , and
Ptyas mucosus . There were an indeterminate
number of bites from each species in the series,
all of which were insignificant. None of these are
included here due to lack of clinical detail}
De Silva and Aloysius
(1983); There are no well-
documented, specifically
described cases. This
taxon is included due to
oft repeated concerns and
plentiful presence within
natural range.
IE
Chironius spp. (species not
designated) Sipo; Cipo; Machete
Savane; Liana snake; Tree snake (13
species; common names vary/shared
per individual species)
1 (81)
E, L, P, “local hemorrhage” {Reported as part
of a retrospective review (see text), original
case documentation unavailable and species
identification/verification are unknown. Review
probably included multiple species. L and P were
the most common respective symptom/signs
(43.8% and 37.5%)}
Salomão et al. (2003)
C/D
Ismail et al. (2010)
C/D
Chrysopelea pelias Twin-barred
tree snake, Twin-barred flying snake
(Plate 4.11A and B; Plate 4.11C
and D illustrate two additional taxa
of Chrysopelea spp.; some local
names for these species may include:
dibomina; ular petola; ular jelotong;
ule alo; timbulus; others as well)
1
E, HT, P, PA {One episode of HT during
presentation was reported. This case must be
considered presumed or alleged as the snake was
found next to the victim immediately after the
reported bite, but was not observed biting the
victim. Several authors have described medically
insignificant bites inflicted by C. paradisi (De
Silva, 1990a,b; Gopalakrishnakone and Chou,
1990; Subaraj, 2008)}
 
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