Snake 1, Guy 0

[GuyG]

Well you'd think if i was to get bitten by a snake it would've been when i was outside, camping, 4wding or at least mtbing but nooooo the bloody thing bit me at home in my study. Got home went in the room turning on the light in the process but as you know the room you don't actually wait for the light to be fully on - I stood on it, it bit me, i swore then went to hospital for the night. I have a series of marks on my angle about 4 inches apart, but it only drew blood in a couple of spots. Its all healing well - just looks like a scratch now.

Normal proceedure for all snake bites is blood test, venom test, observation for 6 hours or so while being connected to all the machines that monitor pulse, blood pressure etc, then another blood test in the morning. Most were ok but had to have another blood test today to check one of the results. It was more than likely a Carpet snake but because I'm not an expert or trained snake person they treat them all the same. Apparently Carpet Snakes although not venomous can carry all sorts of diseases in their mouths so I got to have a tetnus shot also - it hurt more than the snake bite

And I have no idea where the snake actually went, I haven't found it still in my room or on the verandah.

[Grockle]

Well you'd think if i was to get bitten by a snake it would've been when i was outside, camping, 4wding or at least mtbing but nooooo the bloody thing bit me at home in my study. Got home went in the room turning on the light in the process but as you know the room you don't actually wait for the light to be fully on - I stood on it, it bit me, i swore then went to hospital for the night. I have a series of marks on my angle about 4 inches apart, but it only drew blood in a couple of spots. Its all healing well - just looks like a scratch now.

Normal proceedure for all snake bites is blood test, venom test, observation for 6 hours or so while being connected to all the machines that monitor pulse, blood pressure etc, then another blood test in the morning. Most were ok but had to have another blood test today to check one of the results. It was more than likely a Carpet snake but because I'm not an expert or trained snake person they treat them all the same. Apparently Carpet Snakes although not venomous can carry all sorts of diseases in their mouths so I got to have a tetnus shot also - it hurt more than the snake bite

And I have no idea where the snake actually went, I haven't found it still in my room or on the verandah.

hope alls ok,better take something big home to batter it if it's still there:o

[87County]

Well you'd think if i was to get bitten by a snake it would've been when i was outside, camping, 4wding or at least mtbing but nooooo the bloody thing bit me at home in my study. Got home went in the room turning on the light in the process but as you know the room you don't actually wait for the light to be fully on - I stood on it, it bit me, i swore then went to hospital for the night. I have a series of marks on my angle about 4 inches apart, but it only drew blood in a couple of spots. Its all healing well - just looks like a scratch now.

Normal proceedure for all snake bites is blood test, venom test, observation for 6 hours or so while being connected to all the machines that monitor pulse, blood pressure etc, then another blood test in the morning. Most were ok but had to have another blood test today to check one of the results. It was more than likely a Carpet snake but because I'm not an expert or trained snake person they treat them all the same. Apparently Carpet Snakes although not venomous can carry all sorts of diseases in their mouths so I got to have a tetnus shot also - it hurt more than the snake bite

And I have no idea where the snake actually went, I haven't found it still in my room or on the verandah.

that incident must have given you a shock I can understand....(sorry Guy):o

good to know that you got treated well at hospital

depending on how heavily you accidently stood on him/her, you may well have given him a fatal injury, and you'll find him by smell in a few days or a week....(poor snake :()

..otherwise carpet snakes (diamond pythons) can be good to have around

........... and it may still end up Guy 1, Snake 0

[Shonky]

Bugger!

I like snakes, but being bitten by one is not high on my to do list... :(

I have had a few close enconters... When I was about 4 or 5, I went camping with my dad and sis at Emu Hill just out of Kalgoorlie (where we lived at the time) over Easter.

I woke up in the morning with a Dugite curled up with me! :eek:

Dugite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Psimpson7]

Bloody hell Guy, thats 2 members of the GCLRO in hospital in 3 days from Wildlife!!

I spent most of Monday night in Robina Emergency after getting cane toad poison in my right eye....

Hope you dont get any infections etc

[Scallops]

Hope you feel OK :) - I'll send around my pet Mongoose. :p

[incisor]

I spent most of Monday night in Robina Emergency after getting cane toad poison in my right eye....

how did you manage that one?

seven iron?

[Psimpson7]

Garden fork.. wasn't a great evening

[Grimace]

I spent most of Monday night in Robina Emergency after getting cane toad poison in my right eye....


ROFL, that is actually quite funny to me :D:p


And Guy, I would have **** my daks if that happened to me!

[Outlaw]

As others have said... bloody hell Guy.

Glad its you and not me :p

[cookiesa]

Maybe time to invite a friend with a dog/dogs to come around for a visit... sure they will locate or at least scrae it off for you... unless of course you suspect it is a love bite and intend keeping it around!

[Psimpson7]

depending on how heavily you accidently stood on him/her, you may well have given him a fatal injury,


I'm surprised the snake even noticed Guy standing on it! Think he was lucky that the snake didnt accidentally eat him!

[clean32]

Must be the week

Minime had a saw left foot on Saturday evening, swelled up some thing horrible so 8pm off to medical. spider bite they reckon. all came good on its own

then blow me down i pick him up from daycare yesterday and he limping a bit on the other foot. 7 pm its all swollen up again, of to medical again, another spider bite.

hes a little bugger with nature, curious as a cat, sticks his nose in to any thing. funny thing is he has handles one of the 5 blue tongues that live around our house, how he caught it i have no idea, but it seems quite happy in his hands until i turned up.

[GuyG]

:eek: Pete - a garden fork how close to the toad were you, you need to invest in some golf clubs

Thanks All for the comments, the bite itself didn't hurt - more just a fright. The snake is fine, as said I'm sure that me standing on it is not going to hurt it. We have snakes round here quite often and fairly sure this one lives under the verandah

And Pete it was 2 members of the GCLRO in hospital in 1 day. Hapenned monday night for me also

[stevo68]

Hey mate....look at it this way...at least you have some company now....wow chicka bow wow :D,

Regards

Stevo

[spudboy]

Hmmm - I don't like snakes at all. Lucky it wasn't a poisonous one.

How keen are you to go back into the study.......?

[GuyG]

How keen are you to go back into the study.......?

I'm sitting about 2 foot from where it bit me :eek:

[austastar]

Hi,
Foolishly, I once tried playing Harry Butler with a large carpet python, trying to get his head out of the shadows to get a photo.
Eventually the snake spat the dummy and bit me on the hand for my troubles.
Well the old ticker went into palpitations, the hands got cold and sweaty and I felt cold and listless.
Yep - classic shock symptoms.
I kept telling my self "it ain't venomous, it's a python, snap out of it or you will be in serious trouble".
Checking the wound on the hand was reassuring, yep, no fang marks, just a row of needle sharp holes from about 3 bites in one swipe in a fraction of a second.
Man! was he fast.
Wiping the blood away, I was rewarded with several small delicate and razor sharp teeth still embedded in the flesh of my palm - "Yea! definitely a non venomous python - I feel better already."
I'm a little less bold and demanding with my slithery friends now.
cheers

[vnx205]

People do still die from snake bite.

It is less than a decade ago that my uncle was bitten by a snake, a brown, I think.

He got to hospital pretty quickly and a bit later, his wife was rung by the hospital to say he would be home soon.

Then just 10 minutes or so later, she got a call to say he was being transferred to another hospital. Very soon after that she got a call to say he had died.

I couldn't believe that someone who had made it to hospital had died from a snake bite.

Apparently the problem was he was on some sort of medication for blood pressure and the effect of the venom combined with the effect of the medication was fatal.

[crump]

typically emergency units in hospitals have low exposure to snake bite cases and are sometimes mishandled.To reassure you all, if you follow the compression bandage technique and dont run a marathon and absolute worst case scenario, you are unlikely to succumb to the venom of any Australian elapid in under 8 hours.Allmost all snakebite deaths in this country are the resut of poor treatment or no treatment, following the bite.Antivenom is just as likely to kill you as the snake bite itself, so if bitten AND showing symptoms of envenomation, ensure you have an IC unit available before letting any doctor administer antivenom or remove your compression bandage.Venemous snakes can actually control their venom output and the majority of defensive bites are probably "dry" and pose no threat.However, treat all bites as serious until proven otherwise.Your best defence to this largely insignificant threat (more people die from beestings) is to know what species bit you as IF you require antivenene, the species specific job is better than the polyvalent.So get studying and stop being so terrified of something that is part of the furniture in the great outdoors of this country and if you use some basic commonsense really have no need to fear at all.

[isuzurover]

Sorry to hear that Guy! My sister stood on a snake many years ago , but fortunately it didn't bite (she noticed almost immediately and jumped a couple of feet in the air!).

[JohnR]

I'm sitting about 2 foot from where it bit me :eek:

LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU!!!! :p

[300+]

I'm sitting about 2 foot from where it bit me :eek:

It is were me those two feet would be vertical as I'd be levitating!

Cheers, Steve

[WhiteD3]

Garden fork.. wasn't a great evening

Pete, the humane (and less messy) way is to send Sam out there with gloves, a garbage bag, whack 'em in the freezer overnight then into the bin.

Critical you remember the bin. Would want you thinking its beef jerky or some such............Friday night, a few drinks, etc:eek:

My preferred method is the pool skimmer. You can toss 'em a got 40 metres that way, over the neighbours roof, etc.

[clean32]

Pete, the humane (and less messy) way is to send Sam out there with gloves, a garbage bag, whack 'em in the freezer overnight then into the bin.

Critical you remember the bin. Would want you thinking its beef jerky or some such............Friday night, a few drinks, etc:eek:

My preferred method is the pool skimmer. You can toss 'em a got 40 metres that way, over the neighbours roof, etc.

LOL in laos the boys would drink snakes blood and whisky. i figured the whisky would kill any thing in the blood, it stayed down

[weeds]

any excuse to get out of the ride this sunday.......:p

not i will be there

[GuyG]

any excuse to get out of the ride this sunday.......:p

not i will be there

No actually I was looking forward to it, Gap Creek is good as everywhere is relatively close to the carpark :p - but have to attend a garage crawl. Anyway should get to see lots of nice old cars and might still make it for refreshments:cool:

[Armadillo]

Hey Guy,

Lucky it turned out OK. Scary stuff though.

When I was growing up, we would have King Browns and Tiger coming up to the house looking for water. I can remember my father wearing thongs, standing in long grass and armed with a shovel trying to get the buggers.

The classic was the cat we had at the time bringing a "love offering" of a live Brown Snake into the kitchen and depositng it at my mother's feet.

[Disco44]

[QUOTE=Scallops;1117546]Hope you feel OK :) - I'll send around my pet Mongoose. :p[/QUOTE

Whatcha doin' with a mongoose in Qld;)

[DiscoStew]

Did you spot a blue TD5 Disco near the house just beforehand? Perhaps Anthony is out to get you.:eek:

Remember this fellow from up north? Perhaps he followed your scent home and finally caught up with you.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/419.jpg

[harry]

unbelievable guy,
than god is wasn't more serious.
as for trying to find the snake,
i would have sent in the snake man to find it, or burnt the house down.
not fond of snakes.
pete, the golf club or dettol in a spray,
bloody cane toads.
and it was three members in hospital this week, i checked chris in tue night just before midnight.