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Snakebite Treatment
Antivenin is the only effective treatment for a venomous snakebite.

Snakebite antivenin types include:
  • Pit viper antivenin:
    • Crotalidae polyvalent antivenin
    • Crotaline Fab antivenin
  • Coral snake antivenin
Additional treatment for a snakebite may include:
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Last Updated: Jul 31, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MDJohn H. Beckett, MDD. Scott Gettings, MD
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