| The seed, resembling a Viper's head, was once mistakenly used as a treatment for snakebite giving the plant its unusual name. |
| Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous snakebite for 35 years. |
| Its most important characteristic is the power to extract the poisoned blood out of the snakebite wound. |
| Thanks to the widespread availability of effective antivenins, snakebite fatalities in Australia have become rare in recent decades. |
| This includes many populous areas, and dugites are a relatively frequent cause of snakebite in this area. |
| It is among the symptoms of snakebite poisoning one of the most interesting ones, but also one most difficult of explanation. |
