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Evidence Rating a
Taxa Frequent, Common
Name(s)
Reports
(Cases)
Reported Effects {Comments}
Reference
There is one purported report of a fatality. This
report (Centro de Informações Toxicológicas
do Rio Grande do Sul, 1996) does not contain
sufficient detail establishing linkage of the
anecdotally described victim's death directly with
the alleged P. olfersii bite. See Section 4.2 for
critical comments regarding this oft-cited report}
Philodryas olfersii latirostris (see P.
olfersii )
1
BL, N, P (“burning”), V, Ver {The initial mild
localized symptoms rapidly subsided. Vertigo,
nausea, and vomiting occurred several days
after the bite and were assigned as effects of
“ophitoxemia.” See Section 4.4 for analysis of
this case}
Kuch (1999); Peichoto
et al. (2007a)
C/D
Philodryas patagoniensis b (Plate
4.41) Patagonian racer; culebra de
alfa; culebra de los pastos; others
4 (300) Note:
The cases
included
in the cited
retrospective
review may
include some
of the P.
patagoniensis
cases
considered
separately here
BL, E, Er, L, P, Pr {Some authors have alluded
to mild Co without providing clinical test results
supporting this contention. As in many similar
cases, verified reports of abnormal laboratory
results are required in order to establish whether
or not systemic effects, “mild” or otherwise,
directly result from bites of this species. De
Araújo and dos Santos (1997) described a bite
on a victim's right hand that caused almost
immediate Pr. This was followed by progressive
edema, and limb movement was “hampered and
painful.” Recovery occurred after 15 days. In a
Martins (1916); Nishioka
and Silveira (1994); De
Araújo and dos Santos
(1997); de Medeiros et al.
(2010)
C/D
 
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