Snake bites?

[mfoster]

You should not panic—-lol

 

[Jblue]

Hard not to panic. The serpent is a Georgia boys cryptonite. The things are everywhere this time of year

 

[DirtySouth]

I was in the land surveying field for 17 years, and can only recall one time where I came close to stepping on a venomous snake. Typically snakes get the hell out of dodge when they sense someone or something is close by. Granted anyone could get bit at anytime, but the likelihood is very slim, and a hot bite is even slimmer. You should worry more about yellow jacket stings than anything else in the yard.

The only thing that you should do "if", a bite were to happen is to keep calm and/or the person bit calm, and get to a hospital. Do not waste time trying to suck venom out of the wound, which is impossible by the way, and don't use a tourniquet, which can possibly cause more damage.

I have seen less snakes this year than any other year as far as I can remember.

 

[MRM]

I have a 3' plus king snake that lives about 15' from my back door. I haven't seen him in about two years, but, there is a fresh shed skin yesterday.
I'll try to snap a photo.

 

[LethalEdge]

Glad your son is okay and thank God for your quick reflexes.

 

[Bushwick100]

I'm glad your son is ok. I have a small snake bite kit bought it at a Gun show, I just know if someone I know gets bite keep his movement to a minimum and get him to a hospital!

 

[BDR1]

Just watched a show lastnite. Guy got bite twice by the snake.. get this. HE HAD ALREADY CUT THE HEAD OFF OF THE BIDY OF THE SNAKE . A RATTLE SNAKE

 

[BDR1]

Glad you son is ok. The copperheads I've seen are more aggressive that the rattling snakes

 

[BIKER13]

I have a 3' plus king snake that lives about 15' from my back door. I haven't seen him in about two years, but, there is a fresh shed skin yesterday.
I'll try to snap a photo.

got 2 around here a 6 ft and a 4 ft. 4 ft mean as hell. Havent seen a chipmunk or another snake in 18 months

 

[Bear44]

If you’re on Facebook, join the National snakebite support page. They have some good info for unified algorithms of treatment, both for people and pets.

The Benadryl myth has been floating around lately and it’s simply not indicated for envenomation- neither for people or pets. There is no histamine reaction in a pit viper envenomation.

Never use a tourniquet.

Time is critical- the sooner antivenin is administered, the better.

Don’t really need to try to identify the snake unless in an area with coral snakes as the same antivenin is used for all North American pit vipers.

As many of the others have said, there is no effective snake bite “kit.”

No ice.

Simply put, get to the hospital as fast as possible.

https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Sn...sViDehbLLo6Z9kNGRdNaG7SLjjD3DtO1b5du7l_CxTu3F

https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Pre-hospital Snakebite Management.pdf?token=AWzjk1VzJWaLu1IpVQWrRBuyfF4npO5pQIjCByUQp6PqUBh4WxfXz322SiWDfP72k-pv-Kt6TQqmfBFELc9-6qJ3HppBbwMkO7QMW08xLoujxnWv27TpAAM2BDJZveCluaBxq25sbkaANQVplb7p26dCc_AvF1-6a4Zs19opsYIP_qV-oBYEJyzBFMY_nRWd-opg1YSDc4uLZJyn7hM1otlF

https://www.facebook.com/groups/987850051297436/?ref=share

Treatment recommendations have changed a lot through the years, but I thought they had come back around to recommending use of a tourniquet.