We used a PCR-based method to determine the genomic DNA sequences encoding phospholipases A2(PLA2s) from the venoms ofVipera aspis aspis(V. a. aspis),Vipera aspis zinnikeri (V. a. zinnikeri), Vipera berus berus(V. b. berus) and a neurotoxicV. a. aspissnake (neurotoxicV. a. aspis) from a population responsible for unusual neurotoxic envenomations in south-east France. We sequenced five groups of genes, each corresponding to a different PLA2.