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Anyone been bitten by a venomous snake or knows someone who has?
Posted on 9/6/14 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 9/6/14 at 6:44 pm
I was hiking in a mountanous area yesterday with my SO. It was getting late and we were walking pretty fast. I saw a small snake, observed it, she has a 9/10 snake phobia so said frick that and kept walking. Well 5 minutes later I heard a scream, she damn near stepped on a rattlesnake on the trail. I mean one more step and she would've landed right on it. I waited for it to slowly slither off the trail and under a rock.
I was thinking how bad it would be if she or I got bit. It was a good hour of fast walking to get out to the trailhead, no phone service, no hospitals near by, 2 hour drive to town. Would've been pretty terrible.
I don't know if a rattler would kill you or not but the effects would be nasty.
Any good war stories?
I was thinking how bad it would be if she or I got bit. It was a good hour of fast walking to get out to the trailhead, no phone service, no hospitals near by, 2 hour drive to town. Would've been pretty terrible.
I don't know if a rattler would kill you or not but the effects would be nasty.
Any good war stories?
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Posted on 9/6/14 at 6:47 pm to TheIndulger
Classmate in 2nd grade reached down a crawfish hole and was bitten by a cottonmouth.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 6:53 pm to TheIndulger
Yes my brother was bit on the thumb by a rattle-less pygmy rattlesnake. We didn't know it was a rattlesnake. When his thumb swelled to double size we took him to the hospital, they had antivenom. He spent the night, released the next morning. Thank God for modern medicine.
ETA: This happened at Lake Powell in PCB, mid-90s. If we'd been further from civilization...
ETA: This happened at Lake Powell in PCB, mid-90s. If we'd been further from civilization...
This post was edited on 9/6/14 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 9/6/14 at 6:58 pm to TheIndulger
Shelby Stanga allegedly gets bit by moccasins all the time, gotta build up that immunity to the venom. That's not medical advice, btw. 
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:06 pm to CroakaBait
Never been bit but pretty familiar with bites. There are a lot of ole wive's tales when it comes to snake bites.
1. You don't need to capture the snake and bring it in.
2. Antivenom has a short shelf life and expensive so hospitals usually only carry a few at a time.
3. Snake bite kits are a scam.
4. Don't cut and suck. Don't cut above and suck the bite. Bascially, evalate bite if you can and relax, go to hospital
1. You don't need to capture the snake and bring it in.
2. Antivenom has a short shelf life and expensive so hospitals usually only carry a few at a time.
3. Snake bite kits are a scam.
4. Don't cut and suck. Don't cut above and suck the bite. Bascially, evalate bite if you can and relax, go to hospital
This post was edited on 9/6/14 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:08 pm to Nativebullet
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ole wise tales
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:11 pm to Nativebullet
The best advice is Call Poison Control
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:12 pm to Nativebullet
Wouldn't you want it below your heart? Elevating it seems like it makes it easier the blood and venom to disperse throughout
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:13 pm to genro
Copperhead years ago working on my pump house. Felt like someone slapped me in the leg with a small board.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:15 pm to Nativebullet
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You don't need to capture the snake and bring it in.
Who would do that?
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:15 pm to genro
quote:
The best advice is Call Poison Control
Yeah, and spend 20 minutes on the phone speaking to the city worker who will record all your information and then tell you to go to the hospital.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:16 pm to Carson123987
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Carson123987
quote:
ole wise tales
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:17 pm to Nativebullet
Meh they would have advice, it's who 911 would likely redirect you to anyways, and you yourself said antivenom is rare. They would know better than 911 where exactly to go. Also we all have cellphones now so it's understood that you can call on your way to the hospital
This post was edited on 9/6/14 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:19 pm to TheIndulger
Walked right by this guy on a hike with my cousin. My cousin of course has to stop to take a pic.....as it is rattling pretty loud a looking pretty pissed off we are there
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:23 pm to lsunurse
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sunurse
No thanks. He can keep that tree.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:25 pm to Btrtigerfan
My cousin is all like "aww that's just a baby"
Still sounded like a pissed off baby diamondback rattler. I had my dogs with me as well so I was stressing. My cousin is in front of me on the trail and stops to take the pic and I'm just telling him to move before my dogs notice him(they hear the rattling and are looking around freaking out).
Still sounded like a pissed off baby diamondback rattler. I had my dogs with me as well so I was stressing. My cousin is in front of me on the trail and stops to take the pic and I'm just telling him to move before my dogs notice him(they hear the rattling and are looking around freaking out).
This post was edited on 9/6/14 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:26 pm to Mizzoufan26
quote:
Wouldn't you want it below your heart? Elevating it seems like it makes it easier the blood and venom to disperse throughout
Good Question. I'll quote the EMS Guide.
Now, do you elevate the bitten part or keep it low?
Logic suggests that if the bite produces mostly local damage you would want to elevate above the heart to help prevent or decrease edema and additional tissue damage; but if the bite is producing systemic symptoms like shock or bleeding then perhaps the bitten part should be lowered to decrease venom absorption. Or perhaps the best bet is to keep the involved body part level with the heart. That may be the most logical position because we may not be able to determine if the bite will progress one way or the other.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:29 pm to Btrtigerfan
No joke, scraggly looking thing anyways
Posted on 9/6/14 at 7:30 pm to Nativebullet
And what do you do if you are out on the trail and get bitten?
You naturally want to get back to the trailhead...but doing that will only raise your heart rate and increase the chance of the venom circulating in your system.
You are supposed to keep calm to keep your heart rate down. Seems easier said than done...I would imagine I would freak the frick out if I was bitten.
I hike a lot by myself with my dogs....one of my biggest fears is snakebite...cause I would be screwed unless another hiker came by shortly after(I hike in a lot of areas that don't have much cell coverage)
You naturally want to get back to the trailhead...but doing that will only raise your heart rate and increase the chance of the venom circulating in your system.
You are supposed to keep calm to keep your heart rate down. Seems easier said than done...I would imagine I would freak the frick out if I was bitten.
I hike a lot by myself with my dogs....one of my biggest fears is snakebite...cause I would be screwed unless another hiker came by shortly after(I hike in a lot of areas that don't have much cell coverage)
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