As a response to the recent article by Hifumi et al. published in the Journal of Intensive Care, the present correspondence clarifies the family-level taxonomy of the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus). Further, the relevance of the term 'venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy,' instead of disseminated intravascular coagulation, in describing the procoagulant coagulopathy of R. tigrinus is highlighted.
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Silva, A., Hifumi, T., Sakai, A., Yamamoto, A., Murakawa, M., Ato, M., … Kuroda, Y. (2014). Rhabdophis tigrinus is not a pit viper but its bites result in venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy similar to many viper bites. Journal of Intensive Care, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-014-0043-6
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