@article{ref1,
title="Dangerous snakes, deadly snakes and medically important snakes",
journal="Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases",
year="2013",
author="Silva, Anjana",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="26-26",
abstract="This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors -- including frequency of medical attention after a bite, local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite, fatal bites, long term consequences, availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk -- that may vary from one region to another.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1678-9180",
doi="10.1186/1678-9199-19-26",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-26"
}