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First Aid and snake bite information + links
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<blockquote data-quote="davent" data-source="post: 455504" data-attributes="member: 6002"><p>I was on another, international forum, and the same topic was being discussed there.</p><p>An " ugly, don't tell me snakes, I know snakes, I'm an Aussie" was schooling "how stupid are you yanks!" About how to treat snake bites.</p><p>The advice given here is absolutely spot on, and the number one way to treat elapid snake bite.</p><p>Elapids, are fixed front fanged snakes, like all of our dangerous species here in Australia.</p><p>Cobras and coral snakes are also elapids.</p><p>However.....vipers are a totally different story. And the pressure immobilization method is NOT the way to go.</p><p>Vipers such as rattle snakes have much bigger fangs and usually a totally different venom.</p><p>Their venom causes massive swelling, and a pressure bandage will cause more damage than help.</p><p>Only posted this here in the hope that one of us dosnt start lecturering Americans about snake bite treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davent, post: 455504, member: 6002"] I was on another, international forum, and the same topic was being discussed there. An " ugly, don't tell me snakes, I know snakes, I'm an Aussie" was schooling "how stupid are you yanks!" About how to treat snake bites. The advice given here is absolutely spot on, and the number one way to treat elapid snake bite. Elapids, are fixed front fanged snakes, like all of our dangerous species here in Australia. Cobras and coral snakes are also elapids. However.....vipers are a totally different story. And the pressure immobilization method is NOT the way to go. Vipers such as rattle snakes have much bigger fangs and usually a totally different venom. Their venom causes massive swelling, and a pressure bandage will cause more damage than help. Only posted this here in the hope that one of us dosnt start lecturering Americans about snake bite treatment. [/QUOTE]
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