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Centipede Bites Centipedes can attain sizes of over one foot in length! Their bite, though rare, leaves two tiny red marks and causes redness and swelling. Severe pain, swelling, and inflammation may follow, and there may be headache, dizziness, vomiting, irregular pulse, muscle spasm, and swollen lymph nodes. No long-term effects are usually seen. Treat discomfort with acetaminophen, cool packs, and elevation of the affected limb to heart level.
Viperidae-includes rattlesnakes, moccasins, South American lance-headed vipers and bushmaster, Asian pit vipers, African and Asian vipers and adders, the European adder, and saw-scaled viper (Middle-eastern). Kills mainly by coagulopathy (a blood clotting disorder) and shock. Elapidae-Includes cobras, kraits, mambas, and coral snakes. Kills from neurotoxic venom that can cause respiratory failure, paralysis, and cardiac failure. Hydrophidae-Includes sea snakes and venomous snakes from the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. Also kills from neurotoxic venom. Colubridae-Includes most of the common nonvenomous species, as well as the boomslang, and vine/twig/bird snake (Africa); Japanese yamakagashi; Southeast Asian red-necked callback. Venom's method of toxic action varies according to type of snake. Atractaspididae-Includes the burrowing asps/mole vipers, stiletto snakes, and adders. Venom's method of toxic action varies according to type of snake. Within the United States, poisonous snakes are Crotalids (rattlesnakes, copperheads, and moccasins) and the Elapids (coral snakes). |
 
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