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RE: Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by longtooth on November 11, 2005
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russ iam 51 i too have had in the pass had to get my son on the right path it's ok man you don't have to keep apologising for the boy . H E MADE THE MISTAKE I FEEL YOU GOT HIM BACK ON THE RIGHT PATH SO WE KNOW IT WAS NOT YOU ALL IS WELL later coy longtooth
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RE: Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by coralman on February 25, 2006
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i am interested in coral snakes. i would like to talk to a top expert concerning likely hunting areas or anyone who knows of an area where they are 'common' if that ever applies to them bill
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RE: Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by Imatallun on May 11, 2006
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Coralman didn't leave an e-mail address to respond for experts to say where to hunt them. I'm not an expert, but my dog killed an 18" coral snake in the backyard today. She's very quick and apparently didn't get bitten (my vet's prognosis) and the neighbors said they killed an even bigger one two weeks ago. The older, wiser generation around here say that coral snakes won't bother you unless you bother them.
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RE: Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by coralman on November 1, 2006
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i would like to talk to a coral snake expert. i would like to know if there are any good hunting areas
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RE: Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by soberwolf on January 22, 2008
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Not that I would ever endorse freehanding a Coral.They are usually a NON-aressive. It was proababley upset with all the miss handling. Anyways good thing you are ok
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Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by coralman on January 22, 2008
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i would like to speak to an expert on corals. i would like to know if there are any hunting areas where they are more common than usual. drbill212@aol.com
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Eastern Coral Snakebite: Part I
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by shadowolffff on December 8, 2011
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I had a nasty bite experience in Clay County Florida with a nice looking Eastern Coral Snake 5 days ago.
While out walking with my girlfriend in the Jennings State Forest, picking trash up along the roadside, I was so lucky to pick up a old bottle someone tossed out but didn't see the 14" Eastern Coral Snake just waiting for me to carelessly put my hand right on top of it. Sure enough, bang..right on my thumb. Being totally surprised about the "pinch", I jerked my had back quickly with snake attached. Who would think about being bitten by a coral snake, mid-day, in December. As quickly as possible, I got it off, but it had already managed to break the skin and chew for 3 or 4 seconds. Being on my finger, I tried to squeeze out as much of the venom as possible. Then,knowing exactly what it was, off to the hospital I went but not before very carefully pinning and capturing this snake down as I know it would speed the hospitals response with positive ID.
At the local community hospital, I found it amazing on how unfamiliar they were in treating Coral Snake bites. When I walked in, I told them I needed to be treated for a coral snake bite ASAP. At first they questioned me and without delay I had my girlfriend go get the snake(was covered in a proper container not to freak people out) so they would act. They then took me right in, hooked me up to monitors and stared observations. Then they had to call another facility to get recommended protocol...I was shocked. I told them I needed coral snake antivenom asap. They said that was in the protocol..I thought no kidding, lol. After 40 minutes, they came back and said they did not have the proper antivenom and had to have it delivered from another hospital but might have to transfer me because the hospital was resisting giving it up (as it was all they had)...I was thinking great. They did transfer it though after-all. At this point, about 2 1/2 hours after the bite I was starting to feel things just were not right but had little other signs except the slight swelling/numbness in my thumb/hand. Going on about 4 hours I started to get nauseous..still waiting for the delivery. They gave me medicine to combat the nauseousness. With my heart rate racing and blood pressure real high, it was likely I was going to be in further trouble soon without the antivenom, Finally, they got it to me and got it going 5 1/2 hours into this ordeal. I was fortunate that I never did have further developments from the bite, but did react mildly to the horse serum as many due, which they treated during the process.In 24 hours I was released and so far so good. I have a little numbness near the bite area still, but I'm sure this will go away in time.
My lesson here is to expect the unexpected, and if bitten by a venomous species, be proactive in helping the hospital staff treat you if you know what you need. While I would not say that trying to capture the snake was really best as I could of possibly got bit again, it did help speed the process in this case, thank God. Being a experienced snake handler and owner was the only reason I did this and don't recommend someone not experienced trying. Overall, I was calm throughout this experience, but it could of been much worse.
By the way, for those interested, I took great care and released the snake back where I had found him. As I just watched the snake bury itself under the leaves/brush, I just thought about the experience thinking it was my fault not respecting it's environment. I will be more careful in the future.
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