Snakebite is a common problem especially in tropical areas all over the world including Iran. Echis carinatus as one of the most dangerous Iranian snakes is spreading in this country excluding central and northwest provinces. In this study gelatinase and fibrinogenolytic properties as two disintegrating matrix metalloproteinase enzymes were evaluated by a strong clear halo between 56-72 kDa in ...

egg-laying hens were immunized with the echis carinatus venom and the resulting antibodies were extracted from egg yolk by four different purification methods. the chicken egg yolk antibodies were purified by the water dilution method, polyethylene glycol (peg) and ammonium sulphate precipitation method, chloroform extraction and the lithium sulphate precipitation method. these methods were com...

Snakebite envenoming is a serious and life-threatening but neglected problem in the tropics. The focus Indian subcontinent usually on cobra (Naja naja), common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), saw-scaled (Echis carinatus). polyvalent antivenom contains hyperimmunized horse antibodies against only these 4 species. However, regional intraspecific variations are impor...