Abstract Context: In the Americas, the main representatives of the family Elapidae are coral
snakes of the genus Micrurus, of which 33 species are in Brazil. They are the smallest cause …

A man bitten by a large coral snake (Micrurus lemniscatus helleri) in the Amazon basin of
Ecuador developed persistent excruciating pain in the bitten arm. On admission to hospital …

The first studies on snakebites in Brazil, including aetiological, clinical and epidemiological
figures, were performed by the same author in the classical" La defense contre l'ophidisme" …

The venom proteomes of Micrurus altirostris and M. corallinus were analyzed by combining
snake venomics and venom gland transcriptomic surveys. In both coral snake species, 3FTx …

Los envenenamientos por mordedura de serpiente constituyen un importante problema de
salud pública en América Latina. La gran mayoría de estos envenenamientos son causados …

Coral snakes (Micrurus spp.) are the main representatives of the Elapidae in South America.
However, bites by these snakes are uncommon. We retrospectively reviewed the data from …

Two cases of proven coral snake bites were reported in Belém, Pará State, Brazil. The first
case was a severe one caused by Micrurus surinamensis. The patient required mechanical …

Coral snakes constitute a relatively diverse and little known group of venomous snakes. So
far, data for this kind of snakebite in the Amazon region are based only on case reports. This …

We investigated the effect of South American coralsnake (Micrurus lemniscatus lemniscatus)
venom on neurotransmission in vertebrate nerve–muscle preparations in vitro. The venom …

The United States has two snake families with venomous members, the Crotalidae and the
E1a~ idae. l~~ Three genera of Crotalidae exist: Crotulus, Sistru-rus, and Agkistrodon. 12 …