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Figure 1. A: The centipede Scolopendra sp. can pack quite a powerful and painful bite, but the most likely complica¬ 
tion is infection. B: Explaining the snakebite kit to one of the herpetologiosts, seemingly engaged by the concept of a non¬ 
venom based amntidote. C-E: Machete injury. One porter tossed a machete to another and it was caught by its blade. It was 
dark by the time we got back to camp. Insects would fly into the wound and there was a high risk of infection 
