A rare case of snake bite poisoning presenting as disseminated intravascular coagulation is presented. It is important to consider this entity in the differential diagnosis of children presenting with acute bleeding disorders in the West Indian islands where Bothrops atrox is present, namely, in Trinidad, St. Lucia and Martinique.
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