A Kendal nurse is learning to treat snakebites and avoid malaria as part of his preparation for a trip to the steamy jungles of South-East Asia. |
Go behind the scenes with the movie's snake wrangler, learn how to survive snakebites, and discover some of the weirdest and rarest snake species on the planet. |
We refer snakebites to the vaids and the rural medical practitioners. |
In India, 250,000 snakebites are recorded in a single year, with as many as 50,000 recorded initial deaths. |
Tea made from the bark has been used as an antiseptic, an antidote to snakebites, a laxative, and a sedative. |
Patients with snakebites should undergo a comprehensive work-up to look for possible hematologic, neurologic, renal, and cardiovascular abnormalities. |