Rhabdophis tigrinus (Yamakagashi) Bites in Japan Over the Last 50 Years: A Retrospective Survey

• Main Authors: Toru Hifumi (Author), Atsushi Sakai (Author), Akihiko Yamamoto (Author), Kazunori Morokuma (Author), Norio Otani (Author), Motohide Takahashi (Author), Manabu Ato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction:Rhabdophis snakes, which include 27 species, are rear-fanged venomous snakes that are widely distributed from India to East Asia and Russia. Severe envenomation by R. tigrinus (Yamakagashi snake) in Japan and R. subminiatus in Southeast Asia has been reported. The epidemiology of R. tig...