TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What kills everyone, gives a high for some: recreational snake envenomation
JO  - Asian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Shukla, Lekhansh
A1  - Reddy, Shiva Shanker
A1  - Kandasamy, Arun
A1  - Benegal, Vivek
SP  - 106
EP  - 108
VL  - 25
IS  - 
N2  - There are multiple reports of recreational snake envenomation describing psychotropic effects in absence of any adverse effects. This is in contradiction with known effects of snake venom. We report a case of a young male who subjected himself to repeated envenomation by a snake purported to be 'Indian Cobra' and experienced a 'high'. However, a direct identification of snake revealed it was a benign 'Rat snake'. We attempt to explain the reported psychological effects as a result of high expectation of rewarding experience, strong suggestion, personality traits and most importantly the dangerous nature of willfully receiving snakebites.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1876-2018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2016.10.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -