| análisis clínico y epidemiológico de los accidentes por mordeduras de serpientes del género bothrops en venezuela [a clinical and epidemiological analysis of accidental bites by snakes of the genus bothrops in venezuela]. | clinical register of 60 patients bitten by bothrops snake who assisted at leopoldo manrique hospital and the institute of tropical medicine (hlm-imt) in caracas during 1996-1997 were analysed. the accident was more frequent in males (45/75%). in 32 cases (53.3%) the snake was classified and 26 were bothrops lanceolatus, 4 bothrops venezuelensis and 2 bothrops atrox. anatomic regions more frequent bitten were superior members (40/66.6%): hands (36/60%), forearm (2/3.3%), elbow (1/1.6%) and arm (1 ... | 2009 | 11107900 |