Fine-tuned by millions of years of evolution, snake venoms have frightened but also
fascinated humanity and nowadays they constitute potential resources for drug …

Snakebites Snake envenomation is a global health problem. The range of clinical sequelae
includes thromboses and neuromuscular paralysis. Antivenoms made in horses and sheep …

Snake venom variations are a crucial factor to understand the consequences of snakebite
envenoming worldwide, and therefore it is important to know about toxin composition …

Snakebite envenomations (SBEs) are a neglected medical condition of global importance
that mainly affect the tropical and subtropical regions. Clinical manifestations include pain …

Lataste's viper (Vipera latastei) is a venomous European viper endemic to the Iberian
Peninsula, recognised as medically important by the World Health Organization. To date, no …

Europe presents a high number of venomous and poisonous animals able to elicit medically
relevant symptoms in humans. However, since most of the accidents involving venomous or …

Snakebite primarily impacts rural communities of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The sharp-
nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) is among the snakes of highest medical importance in …

Abstract The North African mountain viper (Vipera monticola) is a medically relevant
venomous snake distributed in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Three subspecies of V …

European vipers (genus Vipera) are medically important snakes displaying considerable
venom variation, occurring at different levels in this group. The presence of intraspecific …

Viperidae snake species is widely abundant and responsible for most envenomation cases
in Turkey. The structural and compositional profiles of snake venom have been investigated …