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Chinese woman in coma after being bitten by deadly snake she bought online
a 21-year-old chinese woman is in a coma after being bit by her "pet" many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus). many-banded kraits are endangered and a protected species, so authorities aren't sure how or where she got it.
The woman’s parents were quoted as saying their daughter had called for help after being bitten and she reported feeling dizzy and nauseous about an hour later.
They took her to a local hospital but she soon lapsed into a coma.
The hospital did not have any supplies of antivenin to treat bites from the many-banded krait, which has the scientific name Bungarus multicinctus, because the species is not common in the region. This meant she was not given a shot of the antidote until the following evening.
also i say "pet" bc:
Although Xiaofang told the seller she planned to use it to make “snake wine”, a traditional Chinese medicine made by leaving the animals to ferment in alcohol, her parents said she apparently had second thoughts and had been keeping the animal as a pet.
just a sad story. needless risks taken due to ignorance. i hope she pulls through.
full article here: https://m.scmp.com/news/china/societ...nous-snake-she
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 07-19-2018 at 12:10 PM.
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Ugh, awful!! A pet krait - what in the world???
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Re: Chinese woman in coma after being bitten by deadly snake she bought online
Originally Posted by hilabeans
Ugh, awful!! A pet krait - what in the world???
Bigger "ugh", snake "wine"!
My first thought was less than sympathetic, though I suppose we should at least give her credit for reconsidering it as a pet...
-boy, does she need a good forum to ask!
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Just read this story and googled snake wine, looks pretty nasty to me , feel horrible for the family for their loss especially since it was so avoidable.
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Re: Chinese woman in coma after being bitten by deadly snake she bought online
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