1 Symptoms are due to the effects of excess acetylcholine on nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the CNS, at neuromuscular junctions, and in the sympathetic, and parasympathetic nervous systems. 2  Nicotinic and muscarinic receptors have different. 3  Functions. 4  Locations.
The reason snake repellents don t work is because there is nothing intimidating to a snake about the smell of naphthalene or sulfur. Even if there were, snakes do not smell the way people traditionally assume they do. Snakes use smell as a method of information.
It is effective against the venom of boomslang, but not against the venom of the vine snake (bird of twig snake). Antivenom neutralises a fixed amount of venom. Since snakes inject the same amount of venom into adults and children, the same dose/volume of antivenom must be administered to children as in adults.