In the Central America and northern South America regions, the venomous pit viper Bothrops asper is responsible for most of the fatal and harmful bites. We are venom and antivenom specialists who ...

Of the 95 dogs analyzed in the study–all of which had been bitten by extremely venomous pit vipers–only five died. “Most dogs will survive if treated promptly and appropriately with adequate ...

this pit viper often dwells in areas highly populated by humans. Couple that with the fact that there’s a lack of anti-venom in many rural places where humans become victims to their bites, and ...

That makes treating bites easier since all three are in the pit viper subfamily and use the same antivenom for bites. Jensen said that makes the oft-given advice to identify or capture snakes after ...

The venom from Malayan Pit Vipers can cause severe pain and swelling ... In northern Malaysia the species is responsible for about 700 bites per year, it said.

At least 38 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil The incident happened in Mostardas, on the coast of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul where the pit viper is often seen.