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Wilderness Environ Med · Sep 2013
Case ReportsFirst authenticated case of Sri Lankan flying snake (Chrysopelea taprobanica) bite.
- Anjana Silva, Prasanna Weerawansa, Senaka Pilapitiya, Thilina Maduwage, and Sisira Siribaddana.
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: nkanjanasilva@gmail.com.
- Wilderness Environ Med. 2013 Sep 1;24(3):273-6.
AbstractFlying snakes (Genus Chrysopelea) are a group of ophisthoglyphous colubrids in South and South East Asia known for gliding in the air. Of the five species of flying snakes, Sri Lankan flying snake, Chrysopelea taprobanica, is endemic to Sri Lanka. Authenticated bites and the venom characteristics of this uncommon snake remain unknown. We report the first authenticated case of C taprobanica bite, in which a 45-year-old woman had signs of mild local envenoming after the bite, with no evidence of systemic envenoming.Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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