Table 6. The time taken to get to the hospital, description of offending snakes, and the complications of snakebite among victims who presented to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital during the study period.

Variable	Frequency
Time taken to get to the hospital	(n=127)
0–6 hours	54 (42.5%)
6–12 hours	14 (11.0%)
>12 hours	10 (7.9%)
No data	49 (38.6%)
Description of offending snakes	(n=127)
Black snake	49 (38.6%)
Snake not seen	44 (34.6%)
Green snake	13 (10.2%)
Brown snake	8 (6.3%)
Brown and black snake	7 (5.5%)
Grey snake with white spots	1 (0.8%)
Red and brown spots	1 (0.8%)
White and brown snake	1 (0.8%)
White, brown, and black snake	1 (0.8%)
White-bellied snake	1 (0.8%)
Yellow snake	1 (0.8%)
Complications of snakebite	(n=30)
Cellulitis	18 (69.2%)
Death	4 (15.4%)
Compartment syndrome	4 (15.4%)
Gangrene	2 (7.7%)
Cellulitis and gangrene	1 (3.8%)
Psychiatric episode	1 (3.8%)