Snake Pit

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Harvesting plants and extracting venom for raw materials is the least expensive method of obtaining poisons and poison components. A great deal of material can be gathered when abundant and stored for later. Many assassins will cultivate a secret garden or snake pit for this purpose. Besides being inexpensive and convenient, it insures the assassin a measure of secrecy and assures quality poisons. 

Avoiding the quicksand of insecurity and the snake pit of depression are challenges you must confront getting to the bottom of your deepest fears and complicated psyche is another. 

Jeanbaptiste P, Charlou JL, Stievenard M, Donval JP, Bougault H, Mevel C (1991) Helium and methane measurements in hydrothermal fluids from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge—The Snake Pit site at 23 °N, Earth Planet Sci Lett 106 1728... 

Explorer Ridge, Endeavour Ridge, Axial Seamount, Cleft Segm ent. East Pacific Rise, Galapagos Rift, TAG, Snake Pit, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 24.5°N... 

Ward, Mary Jane. The Snake Pit. New York Random House, 1946. Warshofsky, F. When does a child need a psychiatrist Parade, Jan. 10, 965. PP- 4-5... 

Aleksiuk, M., 1975, Manitoba s fantastic snake pits, Natl. Geogr., 147 715. 

Negre-Sadargues, G., Segonzac, M., and Castillo, R. (1997) Carotenoid pigments and trophic behaviour of Cmstacea from the Snake Pit hydrothermal area (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 23°N). Cah. Biol. Mar., 38,134—135. 

Marchisin, A. (1980). Predator-prey interactions between snake-eating snakes and pit vipers. Ph.D. Thesis, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA. 

Zagreb antivenin European viper venom antisera Polyvalent Crotalidae antivenin Micrurus fulvius antivenin Australian polyvalent antivenins Adder bites One or more species of viper Any one of four species of pit viper (including Western diamond back and South American rattlesnake Eastern coral snake Micrurus fulvius) Any one or combination of black snake, brown snake, death adder, taipan and tiger snake... 

Snake bite (coral snake) Snake bite (pit vipers)... 

Snake bite (pit vipers) Antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent, equine The entire dose should be given within 4 hours after the bite by the IV or IM route (1 vial = 10 mL) Minimal envenomation 2-4 vials Moderate envenomation 5-9 vials Severe envenomation 10-15 vials Additional doses may be required. Neutralizes the venom of rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, water moccasins, and tropical and Asiatic crotalids. Serum sickness occurs in almost all patients who receive > 7 vials. 

Molossin is a 15 amino acid moiety derived from the snake venom of the American pit viper Crotuluis molossus molossus, encompassing the RGDNP motif which has an affinity for and integrins. A 31 amino acid peptide containing molossin for cellular targeting and an oligolysine of 16 residues (K16) as... 

This family includes coral snakes, cobras, mambas, and kraits. In the United States, Elapidae are responsible for 1-2% of poisonous snakebites. The incidence of envenomations is greater in some other parts of the world. Examples of coral snakes commonly found in the United States are the eastern coral snake, the Sonoran coral snake, and the Texas coral snake. Coral snakes are smaller than pit vipers. They do not have facial pits, and the head is rounded, as are the pupils. Eangs are 2mm and fixed to the jaw. Coral snakes are also more brightly colored, with bands of black and red, separated by yellow and white bands. Coral snakes are timid, nocturnal creatures. 

Agistrodon Piscivorus Most poisous snakes in the United States and tropical regions are pit vipers. Pit vipers are a group of venomous snakes that have deep depressions on each side of the face between the nostril and the eye. These are associated with a membrane that is incredibly sensitive to changes in temperature and serves to detect the presence of infra-red heat. Equipped with the most efficient natural heat receptors in the animal world, these pits allow the snake to sense the heat difference between a small animal and the cooler rocks, plants and other objects in the area. When a warm-blooded animal ventures closer than 20", the snake can detect the prey entirely... 

Crotaline, a snake antivenin, is indicated in the treatment of crotalid (pit viper) bites, including those from rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouth moccasins. 

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