TABLE 2: Consequences of snakebites according to the peoples of the lower Moa River region (Cruzeiro do Sul - AC).

	juvenile B. atrox	adult B. atrox	B. bilineatus smaragdinus	L. muta	Micrurus spp.
Regional common name	jararaca	surucucu	papagaia	pico de jaca	coral
Percentage of people who responded	85%	84%	43%	62%	24%
POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES
Pain	29%	35%	15%	21%	9%
Edema	23%	31%	12%	13%	8%
Hemorrhage	64%	15%	7%	4%	4%
Necrosis	2%	14%	0%	8%	0%
Headache	23%	16%	8%	5%	5%
Dizziness	17%	21%	6%	9%	4%
Blurred vision	17%	18%	5%	14%	3%
Thirst	19%	19%	8%	11%	5%
Vomiting	7%	13%	5%	3%	1%
Paresthesia	4%	2%	3%	3%	0%
Death	0%	4%	6%	24%	3%
Amputation	0%	8%	0%	25%	2%
Muscular atrophy	2%	5%	3%	4%	0%
Sweating	3%	1%	1%	0%	1%
Fever	3%	4%	0%	2%	2%
Bruising	2%	2%	0%	0%	0%
Change in heart rate	2%	1%	0%	0%	2%
Nausea	2%	3%	2%	1%	1%
Fainting	3%	11%	2%	6%	1%
Loss of speech	3%	5%	1%	0%	0%
Burning	1%	2%	0%	1%	0%
Erythema	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Blisters	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Scarring	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%
Mental confusion	1%	3%	2%	2%	0%
Weakness	1%	1%	2%	1%	0%
Fear	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Distress	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Infection	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Venom rising through the body	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Hypersalivation	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Hoarseness	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Breathing difficulties	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%