Spotted black snake (Pseudechis guttatus) envenomation in a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-487

  Portas, Timothy J ^a   Montali, Richard J ^b,c  

^a Western Plains Zoo   (Australia)

^b Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysocyon brachyurus; Envenomation; Maned wolf; Pseudechis guttatus; Snake bite; Spotted black snake

Indexed keywords

PSEUDECHIS VENOM; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANIDAE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CANIDAE; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; FATAL OUTCOME; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SNAKE BITES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; PSEUDECHIS GUTTATUS;

EID: 34748870161     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)38[483:SBSPGE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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