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Table 6 Snake species, place of bite and the activity done at the time of bite

From: A study of snake bite among children presenting to a paediatric ward in the main Teaching Hospital of North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Snake species

Total number

Place of bite (Outdoor)

%

Place of bite (Indoor)

%

Activity done at the time of bite

Number

%

Number

 

Number

Hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnalehypnale)

8

5

63

3

37

Walking (outdoor)

3

37.5

Playing (outdoor)

1

12.5

Gardening

1

12.5

Sleeping (Indoor)

2

25

Playing (Indoor)

1

12.5

Russel’s viper (Daboiarusselii)

5

4

80

1

20

Walking(outdoor)

4

80

Trying to wear the shoe (Indoor)

1

20

Saw-scaled viper (Echiscarinatus)

1

1

100

-

-

Walking

1

100

Cobra (Najanaja)

1

1

100

-

-

Walking

1

100

Common krait (Bungaruscareuleus)

3

-

-

3

100

Sleeping

2

67

Playing

1

33