snake bites
Serpent jaw wounds
Snake bites has two common meanings.
The literal sense is wounds from a snake's fangs, potentially dangerous if venomous: Snake bites require immediate medical attention.
The other is a layered drink combining lager and cider in equal parts, sometimes with blackcurrant: We ordered snake bites at the pub.
The plural also covers multiple instances of either.
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- punctureHole from penetration
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
fang marks · rattlesnake · pit viper · cobra · viper · deadly strike · toxin · wound · serum · emergency room · hospital · pain · slither · scales · hiss · danger · coil · strike
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, blisters, sunburn, getting lost
- livestock problemsdisease, parasites, predators, injury, lameness
- fatal hazardsaccidents, drowning, falls, poisoning, overdose
- poisoningarsenic poisoning, cyanide poisoning, food poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, lead poisoning
- Travel Healthtravel clinic, travel insurance, travel nurse, vaccinations, immunizations
- tropical diseasesmalaria, dengue, cholera, yellow fever, typhoid
snake bitesbee stings
Venomous jabs from honeyed workers
wasp stings · scorpion stings · insect stings · scratches · goring
snake bitesantivenom
Serum countering toxic bites
antivenin · healing touch · medical intervention · first aid · cure
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