The Atractaspidinae are far too small to envenomate a person effectively; however, some can inflict severe tissue necrosis, a form of cell injury that results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis (a.k.a self-digestion).
The Atractaspidinae are far too small to envenomate a person effectively; however, some can inflict severe tissue necrosis, a form of cell injury that results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis (a.k.a self-digestion).