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Patriotic Sheepdog
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Non-Human Threats---SNAKES Jan 25, 2017 10:05:43 GMT -5 Hawkeye and omnivorous like this

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Post by Patriotic Sheepdog on Jan 25, 2017 10:05:43 GMT -5

Sorry I have been a little quiet for a while…life has been getting in the way.

Anyway, in regards to Hawkeye’s vid uwgear.proboards.com/thread/1422/non-human-threats I wanted to present some info on snakebites that all of us that are in the woods need to know.

There are about 8000 venomous snakebites per year.

About 20-25% of pit viper bites and up to 50% of Coral snake bites are what are called dry bites.

Here are a couple articles on the care of bites. You can see in one of the articles that over 50% of the websites they looked at gave incorrect info on the treatment.

Field treatment in a SHTF situation will be just supportive care. It all still goes down the basic Airway, Breathing and Circulation as well as Shock Management.

www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(10)00272-3/fulltext

www.emdocs.net/management-of-venomous-snake-bites-in-north-america/

ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/venomous_snake_faqs.shtml

Guns and gear are cool, but a CAT and bandages will stop the bleeding.

otis
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Non-Human Threats---SNAKES Jan 26, 2017 1:41:56 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by otis on Jan 26, 2017 1:41:56 GMT -5

i remember reading about the majority of envenomations happen to young men, usually drinking, trying to capture or kill the snake...

wonder how much higher the dry bite percentage would be if not for people trying to catch the snake that just bit them, and getting multiple hits...

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Non-Human Threats---SNAKES Jan 26, 2017 8:55:20 GMT -5

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Post by Patriotic Sheepdog on Jan 26, 2017 8:55:20 GMT -5

Otis, you are correct. People trying to capture the snake can and does increase the chance of getting bit. If its not a SHTF scenario, then just take a couple pictures with your phone. I also read that even a decapitated head of a snake can bite for over an hour (IIRC).

Guns and gear are cool, but a CAT and bandages will stop the bleeding.

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Non-Human Threats---SNAKES Jun 21, 2017 19:38:50 GMT -5

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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 21, 2017 19:38:50 GMT -5

Jan 26, 2017 8:55:20 GMT -5 Patriotic Sheepdog said:

Otis, you are correct. People trying to capture the snake can and does increase the chance of getting bit. If its not a SHTF scenario, then just take a couple pictures with your phone. I also read that even a decapitated head of a snake can bite for over an hour (IIRC).

I hate snakes. That is some nightmare fuel right there...

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Non-Human Threats---SNAKES Jun 23, 2017 7:34:33 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by protus on Jun 23, 2017 7:34:33 GMT -5

Jun 21, 2017 19:38:50 GMT -5 whitebear620 said:

Jan 26, 2017 8:55:20 GMT -5 Patriotic Sheepdog said:

Otis, you are correct. People trying to capture the snake can and does increase the chance of getting bit. If its not a SHTF scenario, then just take a couple pictures with your phone. I also read that even a decapitated head of a snake can bite for over an hour (IIRC).

I hate snakes. That is some nightmare fuel right there...

Sheepdogs a snake magnet...that or me..but if there's a rattle snake he finds it lol .

Interesting note ..is that there is a hognose in Florida that looks identical to a pygmy rattle snake.....

Seen it before pal.....