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Tag: envenomation

Are Smaller Venomous Snakes More Dangerous?

Posted January 5, 2010 by David Johnson, MD & filed under Check This Out!, General.

Some people are insistent that smaller snakes are more dangerous. This idea has always felt counterintuitive to me. The explanations seem fanciful at best.

Tags: envenomation, johnson, medicine, snake bites, wilderness medicine myths

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