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Accidents with this pit viper are extremely rare, with only one report, the victim had local pain and edema, after a week left facial hemiplegia with facial paralysis and local bleeding, extensive swelling, edema in the abdomen and chest, necrosis and cerebral ischemia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Luna|first=K. P. O.|last2=da Silva|first2=M. B.|last3=Pereira|first3=V. R. A.|date=2011|title=Clinical and immunological aspects of envenomations by Bothrops snakes|url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-91992011000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en|journal=Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases|language=en|volume=17|issue=2|pages=130–141|doi=10.1590/S1678-91992011000200003|issn=1678-9199}}</ref> |
Accidents with this pit viper are extremely rare, with only one report, the victim had local pain and edema, after a week left facial hemiplegia with facial paralysis and local bleeding, extensive swelling, edema in the abdomen and chest, necrosis and cerebral ischemia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Luna|first=K. P. O.|last2=da Silva|first2=M. B.|last3=Pereira|first3=V. R. A.|date=2011|title=Clinical and immunological aspects of envenomations by Bothrops snakes|url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-91992011000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en|journal=Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases|language=en|volume=17|issue=2|pages=130–141|doi=10.1590/S1678-91992011000200003|issn=1678-9199|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | B. caribbaeus
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Binomial name | |
Bothrops caribbaeus (Garman, 1887)
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The Saint Lucia lancehead or Saint Lucia pit viper (Bothrops caribbaeus) is a species of venomous snake which is endemic to the West Indies.[1]
Geographic range and description
It is found only on the island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.[1] The snake is threatened and today limited to two areas of the island.[2] The only location outside of St. Lucia where these snakes are allowed to be kept is the Kentucky Reptile Zoo.[3]
The Saint Lucia lancehead can reach a total length in excess of 1.3 m (4.3 ft).[1] It is gray to gray-brown, with an irregular temporal stripe, and gray or brown markings that are distinct mid-dorsally and fade towards its sides.[1]
Venom
Accidents with this pit viper are extremely rare, with only one report, the victim had local pain and edema, after a week left facial hemiplegia with facial paralysis and local bleeding, extensive swelling, edema in the abdomen and chest, necrosis and cerebral ischemia.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 95–96, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
- ^ "Saving the snakes of St Lucia", The Guardian Weekly, February 5, 2012, retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Kentucky-Reptile-Zoo-breeds-rare-island-viper-390973861.html
- ^ Luna, K. P. O.; da Silva, M. B.; Pereira, V. R. A. (2011). "Clinical and immunological aspects of envenomations by Bothrops snakes". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. 17 (2): 130–141. doi:10.1590/S1678-91992011000200003. ISSN 1678-9199.
Further reading
- Garman, S. 1887. On West Indian Reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Cambridge, Mass.
Proc. American Philos. Soc. Philadelphia 24: 278–286. ("Trigonocephalus caribbæus, sp n.", p. 285.) - Breach, K. (2009). Quantifying the Interactions Between Humans and Endemic Pit vipers (Bothrops caribbaeus) in Saint Lucia (MSc thesis, Imperial College London). http://www.iccs.org.uk/wp-content/thesis/consci/2009/Breach.docx
External links
- Bothrops caribbaeus at the Reptile Database