Health care

Ecology

Biology

Identification (biology)

Economics

Environmental health

Geography

Epidemiology

Medicine

Economic growth

Biting

Pathology

PLoS ONE

Snakebite envenoming is a major global health problem that kills or disables half a million people in the world's poorest countries. Biting snake identification is key to understanding snakebite eco-epidemiology and optimizing its clinical management. The role of snakebite victims and healthcare providers in biting snake identification has not been studied globally.

Identifying the snake: First scoping review on practices of communities and healthcare providers confronted with snakebite across the world