Snake Bites in the Winter Season: A Case Report
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VOLUME: 14 ISSUE: 1
P: 47 - 48
March 2013

Snake Bites in the Winter Season: A Case Report

İstanbul Med J 2013;14(1):47-48
1. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye
2. Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Adana, Türkiye
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Received Date: 27.01.2012
Accepted Date: 07.07.2012
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ABSTRACT

The increase in the Earth’s temperature due to the inctrease in the amount of gases (carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, water vapor, and chlorofluorocarbons) released into the atmosphere by humans is defined as global warming. Therefore, temperature increases in Winter, migration periods and climates change and thus species of fauna and animals which cannot tolerate such changes decrease. Life cycles of cold-blooded animals such as snakes living in warm areas vary. Cases of snake bites are frequently observed in the south and south-east of Turkey, especially in Summer. Therefore,we aimed to present a case which is not encountered in the literature except during Summer.

Keywords:
Winter season, snake bites, global warming