Crotalid Venoms
Synonyms
Crotactin
Crotalid Venom
Crotalin
Crotaline Snake Venom
Crotalotoxin
Crotamin
Pit Viper Venom
Pit Viper Venoms
Rattlesnake Venom
Rattlesnake Venoms
Snake Venom, Crotaline
Venom, Crotalid
Venom, Crotaline Snake
Venom, Pit Viper
Venom, Rattlesnake
Venoms, Crotalid
Venoms, Pit Viper
Venoms, Rattlesnake
Viper Venom, Pit
Venoms from snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the Americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and American copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, hemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases A. Many of the toxins have been characterized.