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This perspective highlights the misidentifications of medically important snakes that could commonly occur in hospitals and provides a quick-reference, illustrated guide for minimising such snake misidentifications in the Sri Lankan healthcare setting.
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... are six viperid snakes present in Sri Lanka, namely, Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper, three species of hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale, H. nepa and H. zara) and the green pit viper (Peltopelor trigonocephalus) [2]. These snakes possess 'viperine' bodies, which are short and robust, and with triangular heads and prominent necks (viper-like bodies), that can be easily distinguishable from other forms (Figure 1). Their tails are notably short. ...
