Abstract
Snake bite envenomination is considered a tropical disease neglected according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Brazil, snakebites accidents is caused mainly by the genus Bothrops, Crotalus and Lachesis. Lachesis spp. represents one of the largest venomous snakes in the world. In Brazil, there is only the species L. muta, with the subspecies L. muta muta being a snake from the a…