Signs and Symptoms of a Tiger snake bite
Tiger snake venom has a wide range of effects on humans. It contains pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurotoxins, myotoxins and pro-coagulants. Significant envenomation by any species of this group may result in:
* Neurological impairment
* Paralysis
* Incoaguable blood
* Rhabdomyolysis
* Renal failure secondary to myolysis
Headache, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, pain and swelling in lymph nodes, common in the first hour or so. Pain such as headache may be due to release of bradykinin an inflammatory media. There ma be an appearcance of bruising locally around the bite sites, and swelling of the affected lymph. Generalized progressive weakness and paralysis can occur due to neurotoxins, this often occurs 1 -3 hours after envenomation. Initially the cranial nerves seem to be affected with drooping eyelids (ptosis) slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, facial paralysis and double vision. There is difficulty walking and standing and in the end there is difficulty breathing, tachycardia and confusion also occur. The urine may become dark because it contains hemoglobin and myoglobin, hemorrhage and renal failure are all possible. Tachycardia (more than 100 heart beat per min), can occur.
http://www.avru.org/health/health_tigers.html
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