Department of Forensic Medicinc and Toxicology, Shri. Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College & Hospital, YAVATMAL, Maharashtra, INDIA-445001.
The research on the effect of lunar phase on the behavior of the livings has shown both positive and negative relationships.
It is reported that human and animal behaviour is altered during the full moon period. A study has significantly correlated the full moon effects with increased propensity of animals to bite. In Indian mythology too, it is believed that the aged snakes are rejnvenated and they get fresh energy after a, full moon bath. The indigenous physicians treating the snakebite cases as a family tradition claim that the snakebites to human beings are more during the full moon period. These local healers often blame this fresh energy of the snakes as a cause of their failures to save the victim in serious bite cases. This study has tried to find whether actually fatal snake bites occur more at the time of full moon or not.
