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Snakes and snake bite in Nepal
Bhetwal, BB O'Shea, Mark Warrell, D.A.
Bhetwal, BB
O'Shea, Mark
Warrell, D.A.
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1998-10-01
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At Nepal's northern border with Tibet is the great Himalaya Range. capped by Mount Everest itself (8848 ni) and including four of the other eight highest mountains in the world. South of the Kathmandu Valley at the centre of the country are the lesser mountains of the Mahabharat Range and Churia Ghati Hills. below 3000 m, and in the far south, stretching to India. are the fertile alluvial Terai Plains with scattered swamps and hardwood and bamboo forests. The distribution of the 14 species of venomous snakes known to inhabit Nepal is determined by geography and climate. The range of only one species. the Himalayan pit viper (Agkistrotlori hir~itilri~tiiiu.s), extends into the higher elevations.
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Bhetwal, B. B., O'Shea, M. and Warrell, D. A. (1998) Snakes and snake bite in Nepal, Tropical Doctor, 28(4), pp. 193-195.
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0049-4755
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1758-1133