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by tigers9 on January 27, 2010
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I AM NOT A DOCTOR, BUT THIS IS INTERESTING, SO WHEN IT GOES TO BONE/MARROW, IT DOESN’T LEAK BACK TO BLODDSTREAM? OR WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE HERE? Does the bone marrow absorb and kill the venom or what happens?
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<<“Luckily, because the fangs went into the bone, it didn’t inject any of its poison into my bloodstream. But it took six to seven hours until they finally got results from my blood.>.
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2010/01/28/snake-bites-man-twice/
Brown snake bites man twice
28th January 2010
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Dean Staib is happy to be alive after being bitten by an eastern brown snake on Australia Day.
Jocelyn Watts
A CLOSE call with one of the most venomous snakes in the world was not enough to stop a Bidwill resident from returning to work yesterday.
Dean Staib, 20, was bitten on the big toe twice by an eastern brown on Australia Day.
“I was just walking out of the house and across the driveway and I happened to tread on a brown snake,” he said.
“It bit me twice on the big toe but I only really realised when I saw it slithering away.”
Mr Staib, who was home alone, immediately recognised the reptile as being of the eastern brown species and “raced inside” to call an ambulance.
On arrival at the Maryborough Hospital staff started running tests “pretty much straight away” and soon confirmed the venom was that of a brown snake.
“Luckily, because the fangs went into the bone, it didn’t inject any of its poison into my bloodstream. But it took six to seven hours until they finally got results from my blood.
“It was the most surreal and frightening experience of my life.
“A lot of stuff was flashing through my mind – it was a long wait.”
Yesterday Mr Staib, a boilermaker, was back at work at the Maryborough Sugar Factory feeling fine.
“It was my first and hopefully last encounter I’ll ever have with a brown snake,” he said.
“It certainly wasn’t how I expected to spend Australia Day.”
EASTERN BROWN SNAKE
Is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world
Can be found in eastern and central Australia particularly in open grassland or scrub
Is variable in colour ranging from tan to grey to dark brown
Can grow up to two metres long and, on hot days, move at a surprisingly fast speed
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by Cro on January 27, 2010
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I think what the kid was trying to say, is that the fangs of the snake did not penetrate very far, because they hit the bone of the toe.
In a case like that, it is quite possible that little or no venom would be injected.
If a fang could somehow penetrate a bone, it is likely that would be very bad. Bone marrow is where blood cells are made, and they have a ready path to the blood stream.
Best Regards
John Z
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by FSB on January 28, 2010
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Not even a gaboon viper could penetrate bone to the marrow, unless we're talking about a very young toddler or infant whose bones have not fully calcified. I had a similar experience with a small canebrake that nipped me on the joint of my right thumb where the bone is hard and very close to the surface. I have always suspected that, luckily enough, he just happened to hit me at a spot where his fangs glanced off of the bone and couldn't penetrate.
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