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Cobra bite in FL, Leesburg
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by tigers9 on April 30, 2008
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-430snakebite,0,830267.story
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Miami-Dade unit sending anti-venin to Central Florida snake bite victim
By Sallie James and Orlandosentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel.com
1:18 PM EDT, April 30, 2008
MIAMI
Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue's venom response team today was preparing to fly 20 vials of antivenin for a cobra bite victim in his 50s who was bit at home in Central Florida, said Capt. Ernie Jillson.
The patient, a man from Leesburg, was at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
The victim was bitten overnight, said Alejandra Castro-Nuņez, a spokeswoman for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The patient is in critical condition, she said.
The first 10 vials arrived from Miami this morning at about 6, but doctors determined they needed more, Castro-Nuņez said.
The additional vials are expected to arrive at Orlando Executive Airport this afternoon.
The snake has been identified as an Indian cobra, Jillson said.
No other details were immediately available.
The Miami-Dade unit keeps an extensive supply of antivenin, including treatment for scorpion and poisonous spider bites.
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by tigers9 on April 30, 2008
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I assuem some of u her eknow him?
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http://www.wesh.com/news/16085762/detail.html?rss=orl&psp=news
Cobra Bite On Thumb Sends Man To Hospital
POSTED: 1:49 pm EDT April 30, 2008
UPDATED: 1:58 pm EDT April 30, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man in Sumter County was bitten by a cobra early Wednesday morning.
The victim, who was bitten on the thumb, was taken to a Leesburg hospital and then flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Officials said the man is currently unconscious at ORMC. He was given some antivenom and more is being flown up from Miami.
He has a venomous reptile permit.
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by Chance on April 30, 2008
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I'm surprised they aren't posting his name, address, phone number, and directions on how to get to his house. Okay, so the last part was in jest, but it seems like these stories usually involve a bit too much private information. Just because it's in the public domain doesn't mean it should necessarily be thrown out there for all to see.
As for this person, I don't know who it is but I wish him a speedy recovery. Unfortuantely, this is one of the last things any of us need happening at this time.
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RE: Cobra bite in FL, Leesburg
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by tigers9 on April 30, 2008
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Well, seems like they printed his addy, this is going too far into invasion of privacy, just my opinion too...you don't see them print addresses of people in car wrecks...
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Man Bitten By Cobra; Antivenin Flown In
POSTED: 3:02 pm EDT April 30, 2008
UPDATED: 3:51 pm EDT April 30, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The owner of a cobra in Sumter County was airlifted to an Orlando hospital early Wednesday morning after he was bitten by the snake, authorities said.
The man, who is in his 50s and has a venomous reptile permit, was bitten on the hand at 1620 Northwest St. in Bushnell at about 12:30 a.m. and taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's venom-response team was flying 20 vials of antivenin to Orlando for the man, who was in the trauma unit of ORMC, officials said.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are investigating the incident.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
http://www.local6.com/news/16087293/detail.html?rss=orlpn&psp=news
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by tigers9 on April 30, 2008
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They posted his name now, hope he recovers soon
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http://www.wftv.com/news/16087669/detail.html?rss=orlc&psp=news
The victim, 50-year-old Jack Eugene Hildreth, first went to Leesburg Regional Hospital, but was later airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he has been unconscious since the bite. He has been given several vials of antivenom, but has not responded.
ORMC flew in more vials of antivenom to the Orlando Executive Airport on Wednesday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident, but so far investigators have been unable to interview Hildreth for details of the bite because he has been unconscious.
The snake is not on the loose, so there is no danger to public.
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by SerpenXotics on May 1, 2008
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at least they wrote in the artical the snake is not on the loose and is no danger to the public.I don't know this guy but my thoughts go out to him and his family. I hope he has a full recovery.
Joe
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by JoeCrotalid on May 13, 2008
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The reason you don't hear about the snake on the loose is because it was actually killed, and according to my sources it was initially identified as a Speckled Indian Cobra only to really discover when it was correctly idedntified, it was a speckled rattlesnake (C. michelli). This the reason the cobra antivenom was ineffective, and once the person received the CroFab, he immediately responded and improved, and has since been released from the hospital.
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by tigers9 on May 13, 2008
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I am not a cobra expert, just very curious, how can medical personal not see a difference in symptoms between hemo and neurotoxins bites???
Or, since they had the body of the snake, to see it was not a cobra, they do have different look to them than West coast rattlers
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by JoeCrotalid on May 14, 2008
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The initial ID was made by a paramedic who probably did not have Herp experience based upon what I am told. My understanding is the person does own an Indian Cobra. Some cobra's do possess both hemotoxic and neurotoxic effects (ie. Monocelate is more hemotoxic in effects generally causing tissue necrosis). The hospital was treating off the initial ID, and because the patient crashed and was intubated-he could not provide correct ID. FL Fish and Wildlife actually went and retrieved the carcus and provided the correct ID in conjunction with lab values, and the wife stating the snake had a rattle (no cobra's with this). My understanding is that both Jacksonsville and Rocky Mountain Poison Control Centers as well as Miami-Dade Antivenom Bank were involved in the case. The main point here is how important proper ID is in the treatment, and that the Media basically didn't have all their facts when they wrote this story.
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