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RE: I need Information on snakebite satistics.
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by keyz on October 28, 2005
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WHAT!!!!!!!! your teacher really needs to get a grip on reality here! most snakes bioligy dictates how they can strike and it is normally that-a strike, not a lunge but the only reason for a rattler to go for the face is if the face is close, and obviously warm and especially if the snake is breathed over could all induce a strike to the face. But no venomous snake big or small should ever be close enogh to your face to do this, please take all the info here take it to your schools principal etc, im sure they would not let a teacher teach incorrectly and putting lives of students at risk please heed these warnings, cheers,KEYZ
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RE: I need Information on snakebite satistics.
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by LarryDFishel on October 28, 2005
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It's possible that your instructor is not totally insane and just misunderstood or mis-remembers something she once read. Snake bites to most large animals other than humans do tend to be to the face...because they are usually sniffing or trying to bite the snake at the time.
Ask her if she thinks these teeth penetrated the skin or if she thinks it might have hurt.
http://www.madprogrammer.com/snakes/pics/01000730.jpg
Then tell her that pythons a quarter the length of the one that did this can make you bleed, but certainly not to the same extent. (and no, I'm not a hemopheliac or anything) This was from an 11 foot burm. A retic the same size would be much worse,
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RE: I need Information on snakebite satistics.
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by earthguy on November 4, 2005
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Here is a citation for a good article...
South Med J. 2004 Jul;97(7):642-4. Related
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Reptile envenomation 20-year mortality as reported by US medical examiners.
Morgan BW, Lee C, Damiano L, Whitlow K, Geller R.
Georgia Poison Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. bmorg02@emory.edu
OBJECTIVES: Accurate reptile envenomation mortality data for the United States is unavailable. Using data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), deaths from 1979 through 1998 were analyzed. METHODS: Records of deaths from reptile envenomation were selected using matches to code E905.0 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. Data for the US population was taken from the 2000 US census estimates. RESULTS: The National Vital Statistics System identified 97 deaths from venomous reptile bites that occurred during the study period. Texas (n = 17), Florida (n = 14), and Georgia (n = 12) reported the most fatalities (44% of fatalities, 16% of 2000 US population). No deaths were reported from 24 states or the District of Columbia. Of the 97 decedents, 88 (91%) were white and 7 (7%) were black. One male and one female were categorized as "other" race. White males had the highest incidence of death by reptile envenomation, accounting for 76% of all fatalities, while comprising only 41% of the US population. Accounting for 19 of the 97 fatalities, males 25 to 34 years old had the most deaths (19.6% of deaths, but 7.1% of the 2000 US population). CONCLUSIONS: From 1979 through 1998, less than 100 deaths by venomous reptile bite were reported nationwide. White male Southerners appear to be at greatest risk. This finding of a specific high-risk population may require further investigation and public health intervention.
PMID: 15301120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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