Zoological term: Bitis arietansFamily: Vipers (Viperidae)Origin: AfricaPoison: cyto, hemo- and cardiotoxic; moderate to strong necrosis, coagulopathy, hemorrhagia and shock can occur. Potentially lethal progresion.Copyright by Danny Siwek - All rights reserved!
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In the night of Wednesday, July 30 2014, in Kerken (NRW, Germany), a snake holder was bitten by a full-grown puff adder while doing cleaning works. Several days, his life was acutely at risk and he got several doses of antidot.