What to do if you are bitten by a snake?
What to do if you are bitten by a snake? Snakes can be venomous or innocent nonvenomous. But for safety, it's better to get admitted to the nearest hospital. Before we talk about snake bite management will talk about background knowledge of snake bites. Why do some snake bites become venomous? Venomous snakes have specialized salivary glands that secret and store venom which is probably evolved to catch the prey. These venoms can cause life-threatening complications once they enter the bloodstream. Because of that, there are two types of snake bites. 1. Dry bites Here the snake couldn't able to inject the venom into the bloodstream. Even though there is a snake bite there are no serious complications due to venom. 2. Venomous bites Here venom enters the bloodstream. This can cause serious complications. This process is called envenomation. What are the types of venom? 1. Cytotoxins These types of venom cause local tissue damage mainly at the site of the bite. As the