viper bite
Fanged reptile strike
A viper bite is a wound inflicted by a venomous snake of the viper family, characterized by puncture marks from fangs and potentially serious envenomation.
The term extends to any treacherous attack from someone trusted: His betrayal felt like a viper bite.
Viper bites require immediate medical attention due to the hemotoxic venom most vipers deliver.
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangPointed predator tooth
- fang marksPunctures from pointed teeth
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- venomous snakeSerpent with toxic bite
poison · strike · strike zone · wound · swelling · tissue damage · serpent · rattlesnake · deadly · puncture · toxic · cobra · adder · hiss · scales · slither · pain · medical emergency
harm vs. healing
viper biteantivenom
Serum countering toxic bites
antivenin · healing balm · healing touch · medical treatment · cure
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