MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich
Genus: Hemachatus
Classification
:
Snake
(animal group),
Elapidae
(family),
Hemachatus
(genus)
Geographic area:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indicated antivenom:
Nr
Antivenom
Number of holding centres
1.
SAIMR Polyvalent Snake Antivenom
[South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa]
12 (vials total 199)
All species and subspecies of genus »Hemachatus«: n=1.
Hemachatus haemachatus
Synonym:
Ring-necked Spitting Cobra, Ringhals, Rinkals
Geographic area:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Antivenom:
SAIMR Polyvalent Snake Antivenom