Reliable information on the number of snakebite deaths is quite difficult to obtain. According to the approximate figures of the World Health Organization southeastern Asia has the highest rate, with 7,000 to 120,000 snakebite deaths each year in India and Burma. In Japan there are two dangerous species: Mamushi {Agkistrodon blomhoffli) and Habu {Trimeresurus flavoviridis). Habu is found in the southwest islands of Japan (Amami Islands, Okinawa, etc.). The cases of Habu snake bite in Amami Islands are about 300 per 150,000 habitants each year and death rate is 3 per cent1}. The characteristic pathologic signs of Habu bite are hemorrhage and necrosis.2 