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Thelotornis capensis
b
(Plate 4.56A-
C) Cape vine snake, Bird snake; Twig
snake; voëlslang; kotikoti; others
7 (7)
ACP, BG, BL, CCo (DIC), CP, E, Er, F, H, HA,
Hep, HT, L, P, PA, Thp, V {Atkinson et al.
(1980) reported an anecdotal fatal case from “F.
Muller.” The victim was reportedly bitten on
the tongue. This case is not included in the tally
here. Although envenomations by
T. capensis
are
rare, the hemorrhagic diathesis may be as severe
as that of
D. typus
. See Section 4.3 for further
discussion}
FitzSimons and Smith
(1958); Broadley (1959);
Blaylock (1960); Beiran
and Currie (1967);
Atkinson et al. (1980);
McNally and Reitz (1987);
Saddler and Paul (1988);
Miguti and Dube (1998)
A
Thelotornis kirtlandii
Kirtland's vine
snake, bird snake; twig snake; ivissi;
mbeya; gewone voëlslang; others
2 (2)
ARF, BG, BL, CCo (DIC), F, H, HA, He, L,
LOC, Mel {In the case described by Mebs et al.
(1978), dialysis did not ameliorate the anuria
or improve the clinical course as it ultimately
resulted in a fatal outcome. See Section 4.3 for
further discussion}
Broadley (1957); Chapman
(1968); Mebs et al. (1978)
A
Thrasops flavigularis
Yellow-
throated tree snake, Yellow-throated
bold-eyed tree snake; Mduma
1
L, P, E {Reported also was a hematoma at the bite
site. Edema and hematoma persisted for 5-6 days
and minor pain/stiffness for a few additional days
thereafter. See Section 4.3 for further details}
Ineich et al. (2006)
C/D
Tomodon
spp.
(species unidentified)
Mock vipers; other names dependent
on species and locale (Tribe
Tachymeninii; three species)
1 (51)
L, P, “local hemorrhage” {Reported as part
of a retrospective review (see text), original
case documentation unavailable and species
identification/verification are unknown}
Salomão et al. (2003)
C/D
Tomodon dorsatus
(Plate 2.3A-F,
p. 119) Mock viper; pampas snake;
boipemi, corre-campo; cobra espada
comum; others
1
E, P {The limited documented effects describe
mild, transient local effects. Larger specimens
may be capable of inflicting a painful local
wound}
Warrell (2004)
C/D
(
Continued
)
