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(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
Plate 4.24
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Continued
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(D-J) Local effects of bites from the Western hognose snake,
H.
nasicus
.
(D-G, case #1.)
The female victim received a protracted (approximately 3 min) bite on the left
anticubital fossa while offering a mouse to a captive specimen. Plate 4.24D and E: 3 days after
the bite, note the extensive ecchymoses, blistering, and edema. Plate 4.24F: 6 days postbite;
Plate 4.24G: 16 days after the bite, note the resolving ecchymoses and blisters. The patient
reported several months of pain and stiffness in the affected extremity.