| 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 bite is a common problem in the north central province of sri lanka. common krait (bungarus careuleus), ceylon krait (bungarus ceylonicus), cobra (naja naja), russell's viper (daboia russelii), saw-scaled viper (echis carinatus) and hump-nosed pit viper (hypnale hypnale) are the six species of venomous land snakes in sri lanka. a significant number of adults and children are bitten by snakes every year. however, the majority of research studies done in sri lanka and other countries show ad ... | 2014 | 25073710 |