The 'Big Four' Snakes of India

Berlin 2021, xi, 161 Seiten, 55 Abb. This book provides detailed and updated knowledge about medically important 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India (Indian spectacled cobra, Indian common krait, Indian Russell's viper, and Indian saw-scaled viper), it covers the snakebite problem in the world with particular reference to Asia and India and it discusses the evolution and systematics of venomous snakes, emphasizing 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India, the evolu-tion and composition of venoms determined by traditional biochemical and modern proteomic analyses. Furthermore it describes the pharmacological properties of enzymatic and non-enzymatic toxins.