sentences:  Different enzymes, isolated from different species of "Bothrops", have been called batroxobin, but unless stated otherwise, this article covers the batroxobin produced by "B. moojeni", as this is the most studied variety.Bothrops atrox was described by Carl Linnaeus as early as 1758, but batroxobin, the active compound in its venom, was first described only in 1954 by H. Bruck and G. Salem.In the years following, this first description of batroxobin was shown to have several uses in surgery.