I am looking for potential data-sets containing information on snakebite occurrence/envenoming's.
I would ideally like this data at a subnational level, i.e. at the specific location of occurrence (village/town/district), and with accompanying information on the snake species responsible.
I am particularly interested in Echis ocellatus and Bitis arietans spp data.
Additionally, any useful links to databases on species occurrence for the above species would be greatly appreciated. I am aware of the site gbif (http://www.gbif.org/), but was wondering if there's any reptile specific repositories with an abundance of records for my species of interest.
Much appreciated!
Yes you can get the data by consulting Ethnopharmacology journal and like this
There are number of studies around published. Like this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2577696/
see: http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=main.snakes.search
apologies if I'm repeating the above, but off the top of my head I only know of
Chippaux JP (1998) Snake-bites: appraisal of the global situation. Bull World
Health Organ 76(5): 515–524.
and
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239853
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