rtjw
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I finally got the rattlesnakes glued up but it was hard at first. I had to get the snake to jump on the tubes. do yall know how hard that is. Here is a pic of the snake before he got on the tubes.
Originally posted by rtjw
<br />This is not a stuffed snake. It is all real and poisonous.
Originally posted by alamocdc
<br />No, Frank, you may not! [] Johnny, let me know when you're ready to sell some skins. Snattlerake is a bit hard to come by up here. [
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Originally posted by RiflemanCan I have permission to break my vow and say something about the intelligence of Texans....
Originally posted by rtjw<br />This is not a stuffed snake. It is all real and poisonous.
ROTFLMAO, Frank! [Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />Originally posted by alamocdc
<br />No, Frank, you may not! [] Johnny, let me know when you're ready to sell some skins. Snattlerake is a bit hard to come by up here. [
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My lips, and fingers, are zipped. But I'm about to explode. [:0]
ACTIONS TO AVOID:
DO NOT cut the bite. The additional tissue damage may actually increase the diffusion of the toxins throughout the body.
DO NOT apply a tourniquet. Such action can result in the loss of the limb.
NEVER try to suck out the venom by mouth. You can try the suction cup in a snakebite kit if it doesn't delay other needed treatment. Suctioning seldom provides any measurable advantages, however.
Do not apply cold and/or ice packs. Recent studies indicate that application of cold or ice makes the injury much worse.
Originally posted by mik
<br />Suctioning seldom provides any measurable advantages, however.
Originally posted by rtjw<br />I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing. I will say nothing.
Nice gross out, Frank, but very odd. Pit viper bites don't usually cause necrosis (tissue death). The venom is a neuro toxin (acts on the nervous system). However, bites from any organism can, and often are, accompanied by infection which can cause necrosis. This is what I suspect caused the bulk of the damage to this young man's arm. A Red Wasp stung me a few years ago and the ensuing infection nearly put me in the hospital. Sorry, folks, once a Biology teacher, always a Biology teacher. [Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />Without comment.
http://www.rattlesnakebite.org/rattlesnakepics.htm
Originally posted by Mudder
<br />I can also remember fishing with my younger brother in a lake in Arkansas up by Ft. Smith and we had a water moccasin come off of the log he was sunning on and come over to say "hi". I was really surprised that the snake was so aggressive. I'm used to the ones that would rather not be seen.
Originally posted by Mudder
<br />Serge,
If I recall correctly, you guys have a really nasty spider down there that has killed a lot of folks. Many years ago I was in Oz and the people I was staying with had one in the yard. The guy stirred it up a bit with a stick and it rolled back and exposed these rather large fangs. <edit> I think it might be the funnel web spider.
I can also remember fishing with my younger brother in a lake in Arkansas up by Ft. Smith and we had a water moccasin come off of the log he was sunning on and come over to say "hi". I was really surprised that the snake was so aggressive. I'm used to the ones that would rather not be seen.