Epidemiology of snakebite in dogs in Sri Lanka

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistic.

Factor	Category	N	%	Fatal
Age	<2 years	28	24
	2–8 years	67	58
	>8 years	21	18
Sex	Male	68	59
	Female	47	41
Size	Large	40	35
	Medium	69	60
	Small	6	5
Snake	Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii)	65	57	8
	Cobra (Naja naja)	36	31	4
	Hump nosed viper (Hypnale spp.)	14	12
Injury site	Head	61	53
	Fore limbs	29	25
	Neck	24	21
	Thorax	6	5
	Hind limbs	5	4
	Abdomen	3	2
Time	Day (0600–1800)	86	77
	Night (1800–0600)	29	23

Figure 1. Distribution of age of the dogs with snakebite envenomation.

Figure 2. Fang marks (a—Fang marks on tongue, b—Fang mark on fore limb, c—Fang mark on hind limb, 2—fang marks on lip, e—Fang marks on neck, and f—Fang marks on thoracic region). (a, d, and f) cobra bite, (b and e) Russell’s viper bite, (c) hump nosed viper bite.

Figure 3. Anatomical locations of fang marks.

Figure 4. Distribution of snakebites according to the hours of the day.

Figure 5. Number of patients reported to VTH according to month of the year.