western diamondback bite wound

one would hope you'd have the antivenom on hand for your saw scale... especially with how quick they are.

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Originally Posted by graffixx

I cant seem to find any info on procedure if my saw scale gets me (Except theres not enough time to call for help)

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lol atleast you got a good idea what your up against

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Originally Posted by PigsnPythons

gross. Why did they have to open his arm??

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To save it .

I have spoken to the person who was bit in the link.

I have asked him to come here to speak about it. :banana:

Hi N4S , i am here;)
Ask what ever you want!
Please remember ; English is not my 1st language , because i live in the Netherlands (Europe) and the only venomous snakes here are vipera species and they are less venomous than a copperhead.

How did you find out I posted the link on the other forum? I already know but some may wonder. :)

How long did it take for the pain to set in?

Can you explain why the doctors made that wide long incision in your arm? I thought initally that is was to relieve some of the swelling or to let some of the puss or whatever have a way to get out of your arm.

Has this been the only time you were ever bit?

Is the snake still alive?

How did you find out I posted the link on the other forum?
**I was checking my stats and was curious why this forum was looking so many times at my site!

How long did it take for the pain to set in?
**I allways heard it would be in minutes , but i was suprised that it took more than 2 hours before the pain set in.

Can you explain why the doctors made that wide long incision in your arm? I thought initally that is was to relieve some of the swelling or to let some of the puss or whatever have a way to get out of your arm.
**The incisions where made to relieve the pressure of the Compartment Syndrom and the operation is named Fasciotomy.
There was no puss , but there was necrose (dead tissue) the surgeons removed later on.

Has this been the only time you were ever bit?
**I have bin bitten about 400 times , but never by a hot.
I handle lots of snakes , so there is allways al certain risc.

Is the snake still alive?
Yes he is and he is doing very well , since he met a female:D
He has no side-effects from biting me:D:D

Some extra info;

At the time i was bitten , i made some "minor" mistakes ;
*i was tired (work with little or no sleep)
*i cleaned the other tanks first , venomous snakes last
*this animal was relocated in the previous week , so was allready stressed
*the tank was low to the ground and i was not used to that
Overall there was a number of reasons this bite took place.
Now i have changed my rules , protocols and habits in order to make working with hots safer!
I consider this as a VERY LOUD wake-up call!

Health insurance is not an issue for western europeans like the dutch. I can only imagine what health insurance premiums that actually cover keepers of hots in the US cost per month, if such things even exist. I imagine a treatment like he underwent would bankrupt almost anyone

WOW....I wasn't expecting it to heal that nicely.

That was pretty nasty though and now my stomach hurts