Abstract
Snake envenomation is an important public health problem in Brazil and in other countries due to its frequency and severity. Some studies have shown that every year there are around 5.4 - 5.5 million accidents which result in more than 400.000 amputations and from 20.000 to 125.000 deaths in whole world. Bothrops envenomations are responsible for 90% of snake bites in Brazil and for the p…