Bitis gabonica

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Synonyms for Bitis gabonica

large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper

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Venoms of the following snakes are used as antigens in the preparation of the polyvalent antivenom: puff adder, gaboon adder, rinkhals, green mamba, Jameson's mamba, black mamba, Cape cobra, forest cobra, snouted cobra and Mozambique spitting cobra.
The recommended intravenous dose of polyvalent antivenom in serious cytotoxic snake bite (puff adder, gaboon adder) is 50 - 100 ml (5 - 10 ampoules).