re: He or she is gone.

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3 people bitten in orleans parish -2 in da east and one in Algiers - could not with certainty Id what kind of snake bit them - I believe all 3 were treated w same pit viper antivenin.

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Yeah, in the US you don't need to have proof of the snake that bit you, unless it is a coral. All other snake bites can be treated the same.

It isn't really the question of a hospital having antivenom. It is more an issue of having antivenom that isn't expired, having enough antivenom to treat the bite(s), and having a doctor with the knowledge and/or experience in treating snake bites. And that last bit is mainly a concern if you are one of the few who have things not go well with recovery or you, for some reason, don't have a "normal" reaction to the bite.