Practice Name:

Snake or Scorpion Bite to Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Snake bite
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution	It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Revjibhai Bhuriyabhai Ratva
City / District	Panchmahal
KVK District	Krishi Vignyan Kendra,Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. PIN 422 005
Address	Mu. Ambakhunt , Goghamba , Panchmahals , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389341

PAS_1	Traditional Knowledge Systems of India and Sri Lanka - http://www.bibalex.org/Search4Dev/files/416882/362465.pdf
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro-Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghat and coastal plain hot humid (6.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Western plateau and hills region (IX), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Western Ghat Zone - ZARS, Igatpuri, Dist. Nashik Western Maharashtra Scarcity Zone (MH-6),- ZARS, Solapur Sub Montane Zone – ZARS, Kolhapur Plain Zone – ZARS, Ganeshkhind, Pune
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	In elapid snakebites, pain and swelling are minimal, and systemic neurologic signs predominate. Signs of coral snake envenomation include tetraparesis, ptyalism, tachypnea, shallow/abdominal breathing, depressed gag reflex, ataxia, muscle fasciculation, decreased spinal reflexes, and quiet mentation.
Disease Description	Snake bite in animals generally occurs during grazing or hunting or while playing in the garden. ... Poisoning from snake venom in animals is an emergency which requires immediate attention or otherwise delayed and inadequate treatment may lead to untoward consequences.
Disease Control	Reassure the victim (70% of all snakebites are by nonvenomous snakes and 50% of bites by venomous species are dry bites[19]) Immobilize the affected limb (by bandage or clothes to hold splint, but tight arterial compression is not recommended) Promptly transfer of victim to hospital.
Disease Prevention
Precautions	Reassure the victim (70% of all snakebites are by nonvenomous snakes and 50% of bites by venomous species are dry bites[19]) Immobilize the affected limb (by bandage or clothes to hold splint, but tight arterial compression is not recommended) Promptly transfer of victim to hospital.
Procedure of Use	When animal is bitten by a poisonous snake or scorpion then animal stops taking the food and it shivers. If immediate cure of animal is not taken at this critical stage then there are chances of animal death. In this situation, use bark of "titodi" tree, 200 g roots and leaves of "marakdo" are crushed together and soaked in water for about one hour. Then this mixture is filtered and given to the affected animal to drink with the help of drenching pipe (nad). And if the animal does not get relief by one dose then the medicine is given again. By this medicine, complete relief is obtained within a day. Till now there has been no case in which the medicine has an adverse effect to animals or human beings.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context	Spread world wide
Lesson Implication	The only clinical signs observed in victim were respiratory distress, restlessness and sudden death. Postmortem examination revealed multiple snake bite marks on teats, mammary gland and external genitalia with profuse swelling. The skin of the animal was discolored and appeared bluish in color.
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002969
Reference	Dahod/99/7
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1224
Reference	Dahod/99/7
Scout	HBN