The saw-scaled viper venom causes continued tissue damage that may cause death. Here the authors show that the venom attracts neutrophils to the bite site and induces neutrophil extracellular traps that capture venom components causing tissue damage, which can be prevented by enzymatic DNA degradation.
- Gajanan D. Katkar
- Mahalingam S. Sundaram
- Kempaiah Kemparaju
