AN UNUSUAL CASE REPORT OF NEUROTOXIC SNAKE BITE

Ashutosh Tiwari* and Ekta Tiwari

ABSTRACT

Snakes are reptiles that have existed for over 100 million years. In tropical and subtropical areas across the entire globe, snakebite envenoming affects mostly underprivileged, rural communities. There are mainly two types of snakes, which are venomous and non-venomous. Venomous snakes can be divided upon their type of venom, which can be either hemato-toxic, cytotoxic or neurotoxic. There is a term called ‘BIG FOUR’ which is used to refer the most commonly found venomous snakes in India, including Spectacled cobra (Naja naja), Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus), Russell's serpent (Daboia russelii) and Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus). The case study discussed here is of a 27-year-old male patient, bitten by common krait snake found in India. Treatment guidelines for venomous snake bites have been developed in India.

Keywords: Snake Bite, Venom, Neurotoxic, Bungarus caeruleus.