Marryabout 6 years ago

Arm after a snake bite showing signs of tissue necrosis!

The snake in this case was a Malayan pit viper. The Malayan pit viper's venom causes severe pain and local swelling and sometimes tissue necrosis, but deaths are not common. Unfortunately many victims are left with dysfunctional or amputated limbs due to the lack of antivenom and early treatment. Despite huge advances in emergency therapy, antivenom is often still the only effective treatment for envenomation. Antivenom is injected into the person intravenously, and works by binding to and neutralizing venom enzymes. It cannot undo damage already caused by venom, so antivenom treatment should be sought as soon as possible. Modern antivenoms are usually polyvalent, making them effective against the venom of numerous snake species. Credit: Pthawatc/Shutterstock