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WEL!!!L Take a GUESS who just knocked (literally) on our door.....
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 436999" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>We have a show over here called Animal Planet that featured an Australian bloke (younger fella) that was bitten twice by an Eastern Brown in the same year. Lucky bugger - got dry bitten while riding a motorbike in the woods, and then was with a bunch of his mates in a canal and as he was going down the enbankment got nailed AGAIN - three months later! He immediately started hemmoragiing. Luckily one of the men in the group knew to tie a shirt just above the wound and call EMS. ONLY because the man was young and large, he survived. They got antivenom in him and he's supposedly doing fine. Can't remember the name of the village, but I was amazed that the school actually gave lectures on what to do for snake bites to kids. </p><p></p><p>Made me call my son because living in Florida - since all the hurricanes? Cobras and other non-native species that idiots have brought here have escaped into the Glades and other places. Having handled snakes all my life and done it around Dude? He's familiar with them and while not afraid - he is familiar with what to and not to approach. I asked him if his friend were to be bitten by a cobra or a Gaboon would he know what to do for them and I was quite surprised he said everything correct. They've had such an influx of pythons there that he sees them frequently on the roads at night warming themselves. He said they are too huge to move, and could easily eat dogs. He's called 911 about them but they won't respond at night which is redundant. These are killers. I'm glad he's not trying to tackle them on his own, or even with friends. He's seen what their teeth look like, and how badly a bite can mess someone up. They see alligators all the time and we've been chased by a gator - that garbage about running zig zag? Garbage! She was 8' long - and when she came out of the water it was like lightining - I just had enough time to sprint to my car, throw Dude up on top and we were held captive there until she felt we weren't a threat. NO thanks - </p><p></p><p>But thanks for the update on Australia Zoo and the info on Salties. There is no anti-venom for the Taipan either is there? Just wondering. Or there is but it's not effective or something? Or is that your sea snake?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 436999, member: 4964"] We have a show over here called Animal Planet that featured an Australian bloke (younger fella) that was bitten twice by an Eastern Brown in the same year. Lucky bugger - got dry bitten while riding a motorbike in the woods, and then was with a bunch of his mates in a canal and as he was going down the enbankment got nailed AGAIN - three months later! He immediately started hemmoragiing. Luckily one of the men in the group knew to tie a shirt just above the wound and call EMS. ONLY because the man was young and large, he survived. They got antivenom in him and he's supposedly doing fine. Can't remember the name of the village, but I was amazed that the school actually gave lectures on what to do for snake bites to kids. Made me call my son because living in Florida - since all the hurricanes? Cobras and other non-native species that idiots have brought here have escaped into the Glades and other places. Having handled snakes all my life and done it around Dude? He's familiar with them and while not afraid - he is familiar with what to and not to approach. I asked him if his friend were to be bitten by a cobra or a Gaboon would he know what to do for them and I was quite surprised he said everything correct. They've had such an influx of pythons there that he sees them frequently on the roads at night warming themselves. He said they are too huge to move, and could easily eat dogs. He's called 911 about them but they won't respond at night which is redundant. These are killers. I'm glad he's not trying to tackle them on his own, or even with friends. He's seen what their teeth look like, and how badly a bite can mess someone up. They see alligators all the time and we've been chased by a gator - that garbage about running zig zag? Garbage! She was 8' long - and when she came out of the water it was like lightining - I just had enough time to sprint to my car, throw Dude up on top and we were held captive there until she felt we weren't a threat. NO thanks - But thanks for the update on Australia Zoo and the info on Salties. There is no anti-venom for the Taipan either is there? Just wondering. Or there is but it's not effective or something? Or is that your sea snake? [/QUOTE]
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