western diamondback bite wound

[Colin Vestrand]

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

[nixer]

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

lol atleast you got a good idea what your up against

[drugaria]

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

To save it .

[N4S]

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

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

[sneakysnake1]

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.

[N4S]

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?

[sneakysnake1]

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
He has no side-effects from biting me

[sneakysnake1]

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!

[kurgan]

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

[chetman7]

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

That was pretty nasty though and now my stomach hurts