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¹Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospitals and Research Institute, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Summary

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Recreational snake venom exposure, including deliberate lethal snake bites for stress relief, is reported in two individuals. Healthcare providers must recognize this unusual behavior for appropriate management.

Keywords:

Behavior mental relaxation nonpsychiatric status recreational purpose snake venom software engineer willful snake bite

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Area of Science:

Toxicology
Unconventional Human Behavior
Neuroscience

Background:

Documented history of recreational snake venom use.
Need for awareness regarding novel exposure methods.
Importance of recognizing unusual patient behaviors in clinical practice.

Observation:

Two healthy software engineers engaged in willful, repeated, lethal snake bites.
Self-administration of snake venom for stress relief and recreation.
Absence of diagnosed psychiatric conditions or comorbidities in the subjects.

Findings:

Detailed case report of individuals using snake venom for non-therapeutic, recreational purposes.
Exploration of potential underlying mechanisms for this behavior.
Highlighting the novelty of deliberate self-envenomation for stress management.

Implications:

Emergency physicians and healthcare practitioners require heightened awareness of such cases.
Necessity for developing diagnostic and treatment protocols for unusual snake venom exposure.
Understanding the motivations and potential neurobiological effects of recreational envenomation.