Summary:
For, there are many reserve forests, waterbodies and a huge marsh that are skirted by human habitations. It is also necessary to have knowledge of local snakes, venomous and non-venomous,” says Gowri Shankar. In the GHs in Chennai, polyvalent antivenom in stock will counter bite from any of the four venomous snakes found in the region. However, they are still present in significant numbers in the many reserve forests found in the region. For, these hospitals stock antivenom vials to treat snake bites..