Welcome to the ZOOBASE website DATABASES gateway. This site was established in June 2004 following a meeting of representatives of several Australian institutions, concerned with the risks posed by captive exotic venomous animals.
The Databases gateway is still
under construction. We anticipate it will be operational in August 2004.
DATABASE
AIM
The ZOOBASE website Database is designed to allow searchable and password-protected
data entry in the following areas:
Institutions: Details for each participating institution
Contacts: Contact person details for each institution; multiple contacts possible for each institution
Snakes Held: Individual record for each venomous snake specimen held
Snakebite: Details about each species of snake currently listed in the database. Initially this will be all species currently held across all participating institutions.
Antivenoms: Listing of known available antivenoms, based on data from the Clinical Toxinology Resources Website.
Antivenom Producers: Listing of details for each producer, based on data from the Clinical Toxinology Resources Website.
Antivenom Holdings: Listing of all exotic antivenoms held by or on behalf of participating institutions.
ACCESS TO DATABASES
All database information is available to authorised users of this section
of this site, with username and password required for access. Each institution
has a specific username and password and can only modify database records
relevant to that institution. To enter the database click
on this link.
MAINTAINING DATABASES
Each participating institution will be responsible for updating and maintaining
integrity of data for their database records (Institution; Contacts; Snakes
Held; Antivenom Holdings).
MEDICAL SNAKEBITE INFORMATION
This information is provided by the Toxinology Department, Women’s &
Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia and is largely extracted and
modified from the Clinical Toxinology Resources Website (www.toxinology.com).
DISCLAIMER
The information provided on this site is provided in good faith,
but neither the site coordinators, nor the participating institutions make
any warranty in regard to accuracy or applicability of the information. Any
person or institution using the information must do so at their own risk and
on the condition that they cannot and will not hold any person or institution
associated with this site liable for any harm resulting from use of this information.