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Re: Snake Bite Really Nasty!!
Giant street cats vs six-foot serpents with volcanic death raining down in the background, damn that must've been an epic battle... I'd have liked to see that.
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11-16-2009, 05:52 AM
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Re: Snake Bite Really Nasty!!
how could anyone still be alive after that kind of necrosis would gangrene and a blood staph set in? found this while looking up more on the snake: The fer-de-lance is one of the most deadly snakes known to humankind. Apparently the traditional method of saving someone who’s been bitten is to lop off the stricken limb as soon as possible. Medical science has evolved somewhat, but certainly not enough to take risks with them. A new arrival was walking from his quarters when he found this on the path. The right thing to do is to call to someone who is practiced in dealing with such a creature. Apparently you shouldn’t chop off its head, because it can still bite you; you break its back with your machete and then let it die. I was taking this picture as it lay dying. Moments later its maw opened up fully & it exposed its fangs. Even near death, they’re dangerous. Your fearless reporter moved away pretty damned quickly.  more pics of the snake which is huge   from the wikipedia: This species is an important cause of snakebite within its range. Together with Crotalus durissus it is the leading cause of snakebite in Yucatán, Mexico. It is considered the most dangerous snake in Costa Rica, responsible for 46% of all bites and 30% of all hospitalized cases; before 1947 the fatality rate was 7%, but this has since declined to almost 0% (Bolaños, 1984). In the Colombian states of Antioquia and Chocó it causes 50-70% of all snakebites with a sequelae rate of 6% and a fatality rate of 5% (Otero et al., 1992). In the state of Lara, Venezuela, it is responsible for 78% of all envenomations and all snakebite fatalities (Dao-L., 1971). One of the reasons so many people are bitten is because of its association with human habitation and many bites actually occur indoors (Sasa & Vázquez, 2003). Well-known herpetologist Douglas March died after being bitten by this species.[9] This species is irritable, fast-moving and agile. It is also regarded as being more excitable and unpredictable than B. atrox, and has a reputation for being aggressive. Its large size and habit of raising its head high off the ground can result in bites above the knee. It has also been observed to eject venom over a distance of at least 6 feet (1.8 m) in fine jets from the tips of its fangs (Mole, 1924).[9] Bite symptoms include pain, oozing from the puncture wounds, local swelling that may increase for up to 36 hours, bruising that spreads from the bite site, blisters, numbness, mild fever, headache, bleeding from the nose and gums, hemoptysis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, impaired consciousness and tenderness of the spleen. In untreated cases, local necrosis frequently occurs and may require amputation. In 12 fatal cases the cause of death was septicemia (5), intracranial hemorrhage (3), acute renal failure with hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis (2) and hemorrhagic shock (1).[9] Venom yield (dry weight) averages 458 mg with a maximum of 1530 mg (Bolaños, 1984)[9] and an LD50 in mice of 2.844 mg/kg IP.[4] It has been suggested that the venomous bite of B. asper was a factor in the choice of certain Mayan settlements such as Nim Li Punit, where the thick jungle inhabited by these snakes was used as a defensive boundary.[10] and the pic of the kind in the OP says at wiki: Severe tissue necrosis following B. asper envenomation. The victim was an 11-year old boy, bitten two weeks earlier in Ecuador, but treated only with antibiotics.[8] |
