Friend got bitten by Albino WD Rattler *graphic picture warning*

[Robyn@SYR]

Holy kerpow, that's crazy. Best of luck for full recovery, you want to be able to point out the risks to others.

[Cendalla]

My whole hand hurts in sympathy. Its a good reminder for us that while beautiful they still demand respect. I'll never own hots but they have always fascinated me. Thanks for sharing his experience with us.

[loonunit]

How painful is it, actually? The tissue necrosis probably took out a lot of the nerve endings. That could hurt, or it could just involve a lot of numbness.

And what is the little snake in the back of the tank? Another albino? It almost looks pink.

I love how surly pit vipers always look. At least you can't claim false advertising.

[AK907]

Keeping venomous really is no different then keeping nonvenomous as long as you have common sense and a healthy respect of the animal. When you take shortcuts or push your limits so to speak the animal will then put you back in line.

Agreed. I haven't kept any hots in a long time, but anyone looking to get into hots I always tell them to start off with a couple amazon tree boas or similar non venomous aggressive species and keep them for a while. Everytime they get nailed by them write it down, "This could have killed me" or "I could have lost a limb" or "Can I afford this $250,000 medical bill?".

To the OP, any updates? It has been over a month since the last update.

[KMG]

Agreed. I haven't kept any hots in a long time, but anyone looking to get into hots I always tell them to start off with a couple amazon tree boas or similar non venomous aggressive species and keep them for a while. Everytime they get nailed by them write it down, "This could have killed me" or "I could have lost a limb" or "Can I afford this $250,000 medical bill?".

To the OP, any updates? It has been over a month since the last update.

I would be dead and broke if my GTP was hot.

Californiakingsnake needs to see this thread.

[cdavidson9]

Agreed. I haven't kept any hots in a long time, but anyone looking to get into hots I always tell them to start off with a couple amazon tree boas or similar non venomous aggressive species and keep them for a while. Everytime they get nailed by them write it down, "This could have killed me" or "I could have lost a limb" or "Can I afford this $250,000 medical bill?".

To the OP, any updates? It has been over a month since the last update.

I am a friend of the OPs, and was actually at the wounded soldier's reptile store a couple days ago. Looks like he had a choice to either do some ligament replacement surgery which would be very very expensive, or amputate.

Sam, the guy who was bitten drives truck for a living (18 wheeler) and was concerned that if he did the replacement surgery he wouldn't have total use and flexibility of the finger and might conflict with keeping his lisence in the future. So according to his partner who I talked to at the store it looks like they are going to probably amputate it. It will be cheaper and will he able to get back to work a bit sooner. Rehabilitation with the other option may take up to a year or more so this was their best option apparently.

Other then that she said hes doing much better and is looking forward to a, well some what now "modified" full recovery. Btw, I saw the culprit Western under his hide while there. This dude was one healthy animal. I couldn't imagine the outcome if both fangs got him. Whew.

[AK907]

I am a friend of the OPs, and was actually at the wounded soldier's reptile store a couple days ago. Looks like he had a choice to either do some ligament replacement surgery which would be very very expensive, or amputate.

Sam, the guy who was bitten drives truck for a living (18 wheeler) and was concerned that if he did the replacement surgery he wouldn't have total use and flexibility of the finger and might conflict with keeping his lisence in the future. So according to his partner who I talked to at the store it looks like they are going to probably amputate it. It will be cheaper and will he able to get back to work a bit sooner. Rehabilitation with the other option may take up to a year or more so this was their best option apparently.

Other then that she said hes doing much better and is looking forward to a, well some what now "modified" full recovery. Btw, I saw the culprit Western under his hide while there. This dude was one healthy animal. I couldn't imagine the outcome if both fangs got him. Whew.

Dang, that really sucks. At least it was just the one finger and not his whole hand.

[Bill T]

To be honest even after seeing these pictures i still would love to add a pair or venomous snakes to my collection. Only thing is i would have to have my own place and not this apt. My landlord is cool with me having ball pythons and even a burmese if i wanted but not something venomous. I dont know why but i have always loved pigme rattlers and i cant find much on any known morphs of them. i would love to get a pair of albino pigmes or something similar. i think we should have the right to own hots if we want without the government telling us what we can and cant have in our own homes. thanks for reading my spcheel.

[heathers*bps]

I know this is an older thread, but has there been any update on this bite?

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Sorry, I just saw the updates now. Nevermind

[Skiploder]

I know this is an older thread, but has there been any update on this bite?

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Sorry, I just saw the updates now. Nevermind

Checkout the Facebook page for GBU Enterprises. The whole thing is pretty well outlined on their wall.