Hemachatus


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Noun1.Hemachatus - ringhals
genus Hemachatus
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Elapidae, family Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
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Two three-finger toxins, hemextin A and hemextin B, were isolated and purified from Hemachatus haemachatus (rinkhals) venom.
Quantitative Characterization of the Hemorrhagic, Necrotic, Coagulation-Altering Properties and Edema-Forming Effects of Zebra Snake (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) Venom
Poisonous snakes most commonly found in Zululand Puff adder (Bitis arietans) Night adder (Causinae rhombeatus) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) Zebra, western barred, or black spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta) Forest or white-lipped cobra (Naja melanoleuca) Snouted or banded Egyptian cobra (Naja annulifera) Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) Green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) Vine or twig snake (Thelotornis species) Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) Table 3.
Defining the need for surgical intervention following a snakebite still relies heavily on clinical assessment: The experience in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
grassland and lowland forest: southern Africa Other Elapidae Hemachatus Rinkhals Wide variety Bites and spits; of haemachatus habitats; local swelling and grassland, bruising.
Snake bite in southern Africa: diagnosis and management: there are three groups of venomous snakes in southern Africa--cytotoxic, neurotoxic and haemotoxic

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