Dangerous snakes,deadly snakes and medically important snakes

This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake,and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. the medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - including frequency of medical attention after a bite,local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite,fatal bites,long term consequences,availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk - that may vary from one region to another. © 2013 silva; licensee biomed central ltd.