After being bitten by a silver-ringed snake, symptoms such as paralysis of the eye muscles may appear after tens of minutes, and with further progression of the symptoms there will be impaired movement of the limbs and respiratory paralysis.
Silver ring snake venom is a neurotoxin that blocks signaling between neuromuscular junctions, causing muscle weakness. Localized symptoms after being bitten by silver ring snakes are usually mild, usually without obvious redness, swelling, pain, bleeding and other manifestations, and in some cases, a slight tingling sensation may occur. A few minutes to tens of minutes after the bite, muscle paralysis will gradually appear, first appearing in the eye muscles.
Without timely intervention, progressive weakness, dyspnea, coma, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, respiratory arrest may occur.
After being bitten by snakes, it is recommended to immediately carry out measures such as tying and squeezing to detoxify the venom, and at the same time immediately go to the hospital for injection of antivenom, which may be life-threatening if not intervened in a timely manner, and the prognosis can be significantly improved by early intervention.