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Abstract
Venomous snakebites are a rarity in the Netherlands. In
this report we describe the case of a 26-year-old male
amateur snakekeeper who was bitten in his left index
finger by a Western bush viper (<i>Atheris chlorechis</i>). His clinical condition deteriorated rapidly with acute renal failure and considerable blood loss due to coagulopathy. Antidote was not readily available and was finally supplied by a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium. One day after admission the blood loss diminished.
