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re: I hate snakes (bit 2 of my dogs) update - vengeance
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:56 am to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:56 am to LegendInMyMind
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That's true for the most part. The majority of antivenoms don't use a single type of venom from a single species. It is a mixture of multiple venoms that can cover most bases. It is the reason why in most instances in the US doctors in the ER don't need to know what kind of snake bit you. The exception being the coral snake, because it is an entirely different venom.
If you're talking internationally, there are instances (and regions) where they need to know what species of snake bit you.
yeah the guy didn't mention corals.
dude was giving a safety meeting on a job site because they had killed a handful of rattlers on the site in a short time leading up to that meeting.
said most ER's in that area kept anti-venom in stock. one of the guys asked if we needed to identify the snake.
that's when he told us they use same juice for any pit viper (and said that was only thing any where near us that would bite), so didn't need to know specific species.
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 12:22 pm to Nutriaitch
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said most ER's in that area kept anti-venom in stock.
They do, or should. What they don't tell you is that more often than not that antivenom is expired, often many years past the expiration date. I don't know how many stories I've heard or read where people went to the ER with a snakebite and were given expired antivenom. Now, expired antivenom is certainly better than no antivenom, but they never know how degraded it may be, and they aren't going to discount the cost if it is expired and may not be as effective.
ETA: The majority of venom that is milked in the US, native or otherwise, doesn't go to antivenom production. It goes to pharmacological research facilities and labs. The research into the medicinal properties of snake venom is a booming field. There is such a demand that it has at times squeezed the supply of antivenom. There's big money in the snake venom business these days.
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 12:27 pm
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