Organisms

Venomous Snakes

Snakes that produce SNAKE VENOMS. Venomous snakes are most often members of ELAPIDAE (e.g., cobras) including sea snakes in HYDROPHIINAE and VIPERIDAE (e.g., vipers).

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Abstract

Snakes that produce SNAKE VENOMS. Venomous snakes are most often members of ELAPIDAE (e.g., cobras) including sea snakes in HYDROPHIINAE and VIPERIDAE (e.g., vipers).

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Synonyms

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  • Snake, Venomous
  • Venomous Snake
  • Poisonous Snakes
  • Poisonous Snake
  • Snake, Poisonous

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Snakes (1963-2023)

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  1. B01w.050w.050.286.875w
  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.833w.672w.562w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Venomous Snakes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097222
  2. Venomous Snakes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venomous_snake
  3. Venomous Snakes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847312