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Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Emedicinehealth - Snakebite.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 18, 2024
	Add new Web site: Burke's Backyard - Snake Bite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: NHS - Snake Bite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: WebMD - Snakebite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Snake Bite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: Patient - Snake Bite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Snake Bite.	Grace Young	May 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Snakebite.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Merck Manual - Veterinary Manual - Overview of Snakebite.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Medscape - Snakebite.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Snakebite.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Healthline - Snake Bites.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Snake bites.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Added new Web site: h2g2 - The Coen brothers.	Shiveta Singh	Sep 29, 2008
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Snake Bite.	Shiveta Singh	Sep 16, 2008
	Added new Web site: Emedicinehealth - Snakebite.	Gaurav Shukla	Nov 03, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998