In Case of Snake Bite...

[ruthless terrier]

i do a lot of hiking on the mountain ridges of the blue ridge. i used to worry about wading thru the thick grass but finally have realized the snakes are cold blooded and can't function in temps below around 60 or 70 degrees. i have seen timber rattlers and copperheads on the warm rocks but know to look for them there.

[Northern Rivers]

If it's venomous, only one thing to do. Get your ass to a hospital.

What if you get bit on the hand...or...some other place?

[UKSmartypants]

It's Australia! Remember, there is a saying among herpetologists ... "There are no old herpetologists in Australia."

Same applies to Volcanologists.

Why is it everything in Australia that has more ot les than 2 legs is trying to kill you?


Im impressed by the Black Mamba's, the right wing skinhead thug of the snake world, There been cases of Black Mambas chasing people more than a kilometre , and they will bite you multiple times just for fun.

[Trinnity]

Top 5 things you need to do if you get bitten by a snake | Queensland Health

Snakes! I do not like snakes! YIKES!
@Northern Rivers, give this a once over please.


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[Kris P Bacon]

What if you get bit on the hand...or...some other place?

Same advice applies. Most venomous down under have a nuerotoxin, shuts down organs.

[Kris P Bacon]

if I had a phone or camera .. I would try to take a picture of the snake for identification. different snakes have different venom and different treatments.

You have two main types of serpent venom, hemotoxic (allmost all pit vipers) and nuerotoxic, (the elapids). Depending on region, it's pretty evident what type it is.

Here in Florida, there are six venomous. All but the coral snake are pit vipers, as soon as you are envenomated there is intense pain and burning and swelling, followed by localized necrosis.

A coral snake bite may often have no pain, symptoms may take over 12 hours to manifest.

That being said, it never hurts to know the exact species.

[Kris P Bacon]

I recommend this group for us Florida folks.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FloridaSnakeID/

[Kris P Bacon]

Another informative page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/nati...ebite.support/

[Wilson2]

Top 5 things you need to do if you get bitten by a snake | Queensland Health

When I was young I was taught to cut the bite and apply suction (its not a huge cut like you see on tv, just a little cut to widen the fang puncture). Now they say not to do that, but some years a go I saw a study that showed 25% of the venom could be removed using the cut/suction technique. Seems better to have 25% less venom in you.

[Northern Rivers]

Same advice applies. Most venomous down under have a nuerotoxin, shuts down organs.

ZOOM!!!! Right over yer head! Wilson got it!