Published on Sep 10, 2021
MBBS / CBME
OSPE & OSCE for MBBS/CBME/NEXT-2


The Poison of which snake family can elicit such a reaction when added to the blood sample?

  • Viperidae (vipers)
  • Hemotoxins (serine protease) called Batroxobin. Batroxobin is closely related in physiological function and molecular size to thrombin    therefore causes clotting of the blood.