Description
Buy Hypnale Hypnale Snake Venom
Hypnale hypnale is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka. Common names include the hump-nosed viper, Merrem’s hump-nosed viper and others listed below at ยง Common names.
Bites from H. hypnale, although previously thought to be innocuous, are now known to cause serious complications. These include coagulopathy and acute renal failure (ARF). If not treated within a few hours, bites can potentially be fatal for human beings.
While not initially includes in the list of highly venomous snakes in Sri Lanka, it now considers highly venomous. Moreover, it is one of the medically important venomous snakes in Sri Lanka and on the south western coast of India.
As of November 2016, an antivenom is currently being develops by the Costa Rican Clodomiro Picado Institute, and clinical trial phase in Sri Lanka
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