Symptoms of a pit viper snakebite often appear from minutes to hours after the bite. It is accompanied by severe burning and swelling the spreads from the site of the bite. Symptoms may include fever, headache, convulsion
The most common symptoms of a poisonous snake are: Redness and bruising around the bite are, dizziness, weakness, fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, blurred vision and headaches.
- Type and size of the snake or lizard
- Amount of venom injected
- Potency of the venom injected
- Location and depth of the bite
- Number of bites and where they occurred on the body
- Age, size and health of the person who was bitten
If you do not develop symptoms with 8 to 12 hours, it is possible that no venom was injected, this is called a dry bite. At least 25%, and perhaps up to 50% of bites are dry bites