Vest D K
Clin Toxicol. 1981 May;18(5):573-9. doi: 10.3109/15563658108990284.
Following a prolonged bite by a large specimen of the wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans), symptoms of envenomation rapidly developed. Swelling, edema, pain, and localized hemorrhaging occurred but without the subsequent onset of systemic manifestations. The bite recipient was carefully examined and the evolution of poisoning monitored. Depending upon duration of the bite and inclination of the snake, members of this species are capable of occasionally causing mild envenomation in humans, inducing localized poisoning not unlike that seen following bites by small Crotalidae (pit vipers).
被一条大型游荡袜带蛇（西部袜带蛇指名亚种）长时间咬伤后，中毒症状迅速出现。出现了肿胀、水肿、疼痛和局部出血，但随后并未出现全身症状。对被咬者进行了仔细检查，并监测了中毒的发展情况。根据咬伤的持续时间和蛇的习性，该物种的蛇有时会导致人类轻度中毒，引发局部中毒，与小型蝰蛇科（蝮蛇）咬伤后的情况类似。
