How venomous is a puff adder?

How venomous is a puff adder?

An adult Puff Adder may have enough venom to kill 4-5 men and studies show severe envenomations have a 52% mortality rate. The utilization of antivenom dramatically reduces the mortality rate but deaths have occurred when inadequate amounts of antivenom (i.e. four vials or less) have been administered.

How painful is a puff adder bite?

Adder venom is toxic to tissue, especially blood vessels. It causes extreme pain, swelling and blistering. An untreated bite may cause death from blood loss, dehydration and secondary infection.Feb 27, 2008

Why is it called a puff adder?

The puff adder (B. arietans and others) is a large extremely venomous snake found in the semiarid regions of Africa and Arabia. It is so named because it gives warning by inflating its body and hissing loudly.

What eats a puff adder?

It takes a brave adversary to tackle a puff adder, but birds of prey, mongooses, warthogs, honey badgers, and foxes hunt them.