Study on infusion rate of snake antivenom therapy

INTERVENTION: Patients will be randomly allocated to two groups and one will receive antivenom dose over 20 minutes while the others will receive the same dose over 2 hours. CONDITION: Snakebites requiring antivenom administration PRIMARY OUTCOME: Proportion with severe systemic allergic reactions within 4 hours of commencement of antivenom SECONDARY OUTCOME: * Proportion with elevated mast cell tryptase * Proportion with elevated antivenom specific IgE * Hospital length of stay * Proportion with mild allergic reactions * Proportion with delayed administration of ‐further antivenom therapy * Proportion developing serum sickness INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with a possible clinical diagnosis of a snakebite