Elusive elapids: biogeographic venom variation in Indian kraits and its repercussion on snakebite therapy

• Main Authors: U. Rashmi (Author), Siddharth Bhatia (Author), Muralidhar Nayak (Author), Suyog Khochare (Author), Kartik Sunagar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snakebite is a major public health concern in many parts of the world, including India, where over 58,000 deaths occur annually due to snake envenoming. The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is responsible for the second-highest number of snakebite-related mortalities in the country. However, despit...