Abstract
The World Health Organization classifies snake envenoment as a neglected disease in many tropical and subtropical countries. In Brazil, two families of venomous snakes occur, the Elapidae family (represented by the genus Micrurus) and the Viperidae family (represented by the genera Bothrops, Bothrocophias, Crotalus and Lachesis). Among these groups, the genus Bothrops is the one that repr…