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ATTN Chris H....
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by TAIPAN78 on February 14, 2001
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Hi Chris,
Im repling to your statements about the Coastal Taipan.
I was wondering were you got your numbers(75% fatality rate). Everything I have read seems to say that the AV works extreamly well in reversing the effects of Costal Taipan envenomations. I know the Pupan Taipan (O.s.canni) has an extreamly high mortality but this is do to the lack of AV in the country and habit of people seeking whitch doctors or herbalists instead of medical facilities(which with no AV in the country, would'nt do you much good anyway).
Now Im not questioning your statement,just checking my resources, one of which Ive been told, is very inacurate(The most dangerous snake in the world). Just trying to live up to my name, "The Taipan":-)
Thanks for your help Chris.
Later,
Jeremy
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by Klaus on February 16, 2001
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Hi there,
fatality rates of 75% following O.scutellatus or O.s.canni envenomations are to be expected only if bites do not receive adequate medical attention. Modern intensive care (if available!) should be able to reduce motality drastically (probably significantly below 10%) even in the absence of specific AV. However, AV in large doses is definitely helpful and important as it not only can reverse the effects of taipan venom on blood clotting even if administered relatively late after the accident, but may also influence favorably at least some of the neurotoxic effects (the earlier the AV is given, the better). AV is also available in Papua New Guinea, as far as I know. The live collector should bear in mind, however, that recovery from taipan bite can be a very slow process (many weeks), and that in rare instances the injected venom doses can be so high and other circumstances so unfavorable, that neither AV early and in adequate doses nor immediate medical attention in intesive care units can save the victim's life. The precise cause of death in such cases seems to be unclear, and a general multi-organ failure may be observed. Luckily, taipans seem to 'learn' and to get used to captivity rather quickly and - if well treated - become docile animals. Needless to say, extreme care should always be exercised from the ouset to exclude any accident.
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