How Much Does A Rattlesnake Bite Cost?
- Thread starter Teegate
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Wow! Never would have thought it would be that much. Maybe due to the lack of first aid. It always amazes me that when folks are in these life threatening situations, the idiot behind the camera won't turn it off. He says, "Go and find the first aid for snake bite". Good idea... make her do it; let her run and get her blood pumping. She might even be in some sort of mild shock, but he didn't seem to care. Probably thinking: Blimey, this'll look good on YouTube, mate. Imbeciles.
Query: With all the strict driving w/cellphone laws in place, what would law enforcement have to say about using a digital camcorder while driving?
John-
Query: With all the strict driving w/cellphone laws in place, what would law enforcement have to say about using a digital camcorder while driving?
John-
Wow, that is insane. I hope they had insurance. I noticed that the snake only rattled after it bit her. There was no warning before the strike even with her making all sorts of noise in the garden. That seems pretty scary.
How common is it for a rattlesnake to bite before rattling? Anyone hear of that happening in the barrens?
Glo
Glo
I don't think it happens unless the snake has no time to feel threatened, as probably happened here. Once he bit her, he was still agitated, so naturally he'd be rattling away.
By the way, I thought that rattle sounded awful loud, like maybe he added it to the soundtrack later.
Honestly I'm not sure there has been any reported bites in the barrens in say the last 10-15 years probably longer. There was a incident a few years back when a drunk got bit after messing with one like a moron. In this video the snake may have not rattled beforhand because it didn't want to reveal itself. Just like any animal that relies on ambush it doesn't want to be seen by a larger predator because it may eat the snake. It is rumored that many of the snakes which rattled were hunted out by Native Americans. The snakes that are less likely to rattle lived on to pass on their genetics. In this case the ladies hand probably looked like prey and then given her reaction the snake rattled. It may not have felt threatened until the lady reacted after the bite.
I'm not stating this as fact, but I suspect it that the bite part of the video (the beginning) might have been staged after the fact. A re-enactment. Seemed a little fake compared to the rest of the video.
Jeff
Jeff
Another thing, and the snake guys here can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the western diamond back is significantly more aggressive than our timber rattlers here in PB.
Two friends are out hiking/camping when one of them gets bitten by a rattle snake that had crawled into his sleeping bag. Even worse, he was bitten on his privates. Anyway, he says to his friend, "quick, run into town and ask the doctor what to do!!" So his friend runs into town and fines the doctor. "my friend was bitten by a rattlesnake, what should i do? The doctor says, "the first thing you need to do is suck out all of the venom from the bite". He says "okay" and runs all the way back to his friend. As he approaches the camp his friend yells to him, "what did the doctor say?" Still out of breath, he runs up to the tent, grabs his friend by the shoulders, looks him in the eye and says "I'm sorry, but the doctor says you're gonna die!"
Jeff
Two friends are out hiking/camping when one of them gets bitten by a rattle snake that had crawled into his sleeping bag. Even worse, he was bitten on his privates. Anyway, he says to his friend, "quick, run into town and ask the doctor what to do!!" So his friend runs into town and fines the doctor. "my friend was bitten by a rattlesnake, what should i do? The doctor says, "the first thing you need to do is suck out all of the venom from the bite". He says "okay" and runs all the way back to his friend. As he approaches the camp his friend yells to him, "what did the doctor say?" Still out of breath, he runs up to the tent, grabs his friend by the shoulders, looks him in the eye and says "I'm sorry, but the doctor says you're gonna die!"
Jeff
Jeff
You are correct.They are known to be much more agreesive then Timbers.More people are bitten by western diamondbacks then any other venemous snake in the USA.this is due to their being many of them in areas where people live.their a backyard snake in many places,also their more agressive nature. Their a desert reptile so maybe being out in the open would tend to make them more agressive then a woodland snake that has many places to get away from predators.I agree the snake probably felt concealed but when she got just too close for comfort the snake struck probably from fear,i doubt it mistook her for food.then with it's cover blown it might as well rattle now to back her off.It was probably a small snake or a partial load(they can control wether to envenomate or not and how much to let out)it could've been much worse.
Al
You are correct.They are known to be much more agreesive then Timbers.More people are bitten by western diamondbacks then any other venemous snake in the USA.this is due to their being many of them in areas where people live.their a backyard snake in many places,also their more agressive nature. Their a desert reptile so maybe being out in the open would tend to make them more agressive then a woodland snake that has many places to get away from predators.I agree the snake probably felt concealed but when she got just too close for comfort the snake struck probably from fear,i doubt it mistook her for food.then with it's cover blown it might as well rattle now to back her off.It was probably a small snake or a partial load(they can control wether to envenomate or not and how much to let out)it could've been much worse.
Al
I don't know about any of you guys...but this is ABSOLUTELY the reason I was taught to walk softly and carry a big stick. Unless you are absolutely sure you shouldn't reach into dark places or step where you think there are any type of snakes. If she poked before diving in, she probably wouldn't have gotten bit. But they didn't seem like the most woods savvy people in the world....
(and yes, I have done it myself.....but who says I have sense?)
(and yes, I have done it myself.....but who says I have sense?)
I bet the exhorbitant cost is largely due to the antivenin, it apparently costs thousands per dose.
That guy was a dipshit.
That guy was a dipshit.