Snake bite!!

[long stroke]

I got bitten by a snake yesterday it was a marsh snake (also known as swamp snake) i was riding my bike behind our place on a bush track when i saw him,being a snake fan (we keep and bread snakes) i ran straight up to him and grabbed him by the tail well,he didn't have any tail left because it looked like he had been run over by a car so i had him more by the body.He calmed rite down after a while and i could hold him without any probs so i carried him home and as i was walking up the drive way he decided to bite me on the pinky finger:o
I put him in a container and got the snake book out and it said they are poisonous but not dangerous.
It got very swolen and bruised.
Today it is still swolen and the venom has travelled to half of my hand but not once have i felt sick.
It was pretty stupid holding a snake like that but anyway...
Pretty lucky it wasn't a brown:o

Just thought i would share that with you!

CHEERS TIM..

[Scallops]

I got bitten by a snake yesterday it was a marsh snake (also known as swamp snake) i was riding my bike behind our place on a bush track when i saw him,being a snake fan (we keep and bread snakes) i ran strate up to him and grabed him by the tail well,he didn't have any tail left because it looked like he had been run over by a car so i had him more by the body.He calmed rite down after a wile and i could hold him without any probs so i carried him home and as i was walking up the drive way he decided to bite me on the pinky:o
I put him in a container and got the snake book out and it said they are poisness but not dangrouse.
It got very swolen and broosed.
Today it is still swolen and the venome has traveled to half of my hand but not once have i felt sick.
It was pretty stupid holding a snake like that but anyway...
Pretty lucky it wasn't a brown:o

Just thought i would share that with you!

CHEERS TIM..

Glad you're OK - but the marsh snake also has a little known side effect - it may mess with your spelling! :p

[The ho har's]

Glad you're OK - but the marsh snake also has a little known side effect - it may mess with your spelling! :p



I was thinking the same thing as I was reading it :D:D

PS I am glad you are alright :)


Mrs ho har :D

[V8Landy]

Good to see your o.k i am the opposite to you as in i would be running away from the snake sqeeeeeling like a school girl.Go on picture me in the dress.Cheers Brett

[solmanic]

At least you didn't get bitten by a grass snake, they can mess with your perspic.. perpsa..cicaity.. perspcata... word skills. :bangin:

[p38arover]

You're a braver man than me, Gunga Din!

Did you go to the doctor anyway? I hope so and I hope all is OK.

Oh, where are the pics of the snake and your hand? :)

[crump]

the general consensus of opinion is to IDENTIFY the snake before you pick it up.:eek:

[landy63]

Glad your ok , Dint no wi ad 2 bee gud spellars , as well as dedicated Landy People

[The ho har's]

Glad your ok , Dint no wi ad 2 bee gud spellars , as well as dedicated Landy People


:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling: :TakeABow:


Mrs ho har:D:D

[long stroke]

Glad you're OK - but the marsh snake also has a little known side effect - it may mess with your spelling! :p

hahahah must have sorry about that!

[long stroke]

You're a braver man than me, Gunga Din!

Did you go to the doctor anyway? I hope so and I hope all is OK.

Oh, where are the pics of the snake and your hand? :)

No i didn't go to the doctor i had read previously that they are considered harmless apart from the sweling.
Sorry didn't take any pics.

CHEERS TIM..

[long stroke]

the general consensus of opinion is to IDENTIFY the snake before you pick it up.:eek:

I did!!:D

[long stroke]

Glad your ok , Dint no wi ad 2 bee gud spellars , as well as dedicated Landy People

Hahahahahahahahahahh i didn't either:D

[abaddonxi]

<snip>(we keep and bread snakes) <snip>

Breaded snake.

Tastes just like chicken.:D

Cheers
Simon

[CraigE]

You should go to the ED or a doctor as a precaution and get a tetanus shot. A compression bandage would also help, bandage over wound site, up full length of arm and back down, Will aid the swelling and poison spread. Biggest issue with these types of snakes and their bites is infection. Keep the bite site clean and disinfected (betadine, chlorhexidine or similar). Keep an eye for any tracking of the poison as this can also lead to blood poisoning. Basically if you get a dark line moving back up your blood vessels. If it keeps moving (tracking) straight to a doctor, cause as an infection if it gets back to the heart you can be in all sorts of trouble.
CraigE

[Jamo]

Don't listen to craig! You either cut the wound with you bowie knife, then suck out the venom; or if it's really bad, you shoot the wounded bit off with your six gun.

Or else find a landcruiser 'casue the ad said one would get you home and save your life if bitten by a highly venomous snake.

[CraigE]

Don't listen to craig! You either cut the wound with you bowie knife, then suck out the venom; or if it's really bad, you shoot the wounded bit off with your six gun.

Or else find a landcruiser 'casue the ad said one would get you home and save your life if bitten by a highly venomous snake.

Geez, I aint going bush with you again. You aint gettin nowwhere near me with your big bowie knife let alone your lips.:p

[Sprint]

Geez, I aint going bush with you again. You aint gettin nowwhere near me with your big bowie knife let alone your lips.:p

you enjoyed it last time from what i heard!

[FenianEel]

It was pretty stupid holding a snake like that but anyway...

You said it mate! :D You can still get wicked infections and blood poisoning as others have said though. Go get a shot ;)