KNR 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Pit Viper, Pogona, Gila Monster
20 Apr 2017
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The virus causing rabies is usually spread through infected saliva. Was a high-risk species: report animal bites to police or animal control, human bites can cause severe injury. Most common injury location is the hand: about 100,000 people die of snake bites each year. Four species of venomous snakes in the united states. In the united states, 7,000 to 8,000 are bitten by venomous snakes annually. Snake bites can be painful, costly, and potentially deadly: partial or complete loss of an extremity or finger or loss of movement in a joint can occur, most people recover, rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins are pit vipers. Series of bright red, yellow, and black bands around its body: at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except alaska, hawaii, and. Symptoms begin 1 to 5 hours after the bite: assume a snake is venomous if you don"t know what type it is, venomous lizards include:
