All substances take up the least amount of volume in their (1.) solid phase, a little more volume in their (2.) liquid phase, and the largest amount of volume in their (3.) gas phase. The closer atoms or molecules get to one another, the less volume is occupied by the substance that they comprise.
A large, retrospective series examining human bite wounds in children found that none of the bites manifesting as abrasions became infected, while the rate of infection was much higher in bite wounds that caused punctures or lacerations.
Signs and symptoms of snakebites can be broken into a few major categories: 1  Local effects: These are the effects on the local skin and tissue surrounding the bite area. 2  Bites by vipers and some cobras (Naja and other genera) are painful and tender. 3  They can be severely swollen and can bleed and blister.