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Hex Armour gloves fail! Gloves not to be trusted!
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by Kingetula on August 18, 2009
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Hex Armor Gloves have now allowed another bite get through. I think it was JohnZ who last told us he knew of 1 person getting bit through these gloves by a Mamba but the bite turned out to be a dry bite. (Correct me if I'm wrong John)
I just got of the phone with Robbie at Glades (told me it was ok to post this). One of his staff members got bit while wearing the Hex Amour gloves. According to Robbie only 1 fang made it through. The snake was a 6 foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Robbie also pointed out it cold have been much worse and that the gloves did save his life. (I'm guessing the gloves stopped the full amount of venom from being pumped into the hand and preventing the fangs from going deeper) The employee should be out of the hospital tomorrow and is doing well thankfully.
Robbie told me with small to medium snakes he trusts the gloves 1000% but with large stuff you still need to be careful. He did state the gloves have been used for a year and have been washed a lot, I'm not sure that matters but maybe.
I'm sure with only 2 known bites through these gloves it's a pretty good record considering but use caution as they are not 100% bite proof!
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by Cro on August 18, 2009
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Thanks for the update Scott.
I think the HexArmour gloves can ad a bit of extra protection, however, they should not ever be considered being "snake proof."
Perhaps we will someday have a exotic material that can be made into a true snake proof glove (genetically engineered spider silk comes to mind), however, no one should ever consider the gloves on the market now days to be "snake proof."
Best Regards
John Z
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by puffadder7 on August 18, 2009
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when some people use the gloves they feel invincible, you sort of need to treat it like a bullet proof vest a 9mm may not be able to get through but a 50.cal sure would, in other words always handle the snake like you are not using the gloves and still be extra cautious, i am glad though that there was no horrible envenomation. im sure he was too, arin
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by pictigaster1 on August 18, 2009
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When I was a kid I would use gloves to handle snakes never again guess what happend.Hooks and tongs uplexes tubes ect.
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by AquaHerp on August 18, 2009
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6 foot adamanteus will go through damn near anything....gloves, walls, engine blocks.....
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by atwageman on August 18, 2009
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Unless I have to deal with the business end (head), I use tubes........etc.
Problem is some use "bite proof" and "bite resistant" interchangably. Same analogy could be applied to those who think "bullet proof" glass and "bullet resistant" glass mean the same thing.
At least the employee is ok. It's obvious the gloves helped prevent a worse case scenario.
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by Adamanteus70 on August 18, 2009
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I wish the employee who recieved the envenomation a quick and full recovery, and very glad it was not a evenomation that took someones life, because it could have went that way in a split second.
You know, I have to wonder what in the world someone would try and pick up a adult adamanteus with gloves for? Do these gloves cover the torso and arms? Neck area? Why would there ever be the need to do this when the use of a hook is 100% safer? A SIX FOOT EASTERN?????
These snakes have the largest fangs of all North American pit vipers. Why risk your life with such a fool hardy product?
How many of you actually use these gloves and feel confident it is the safest method to work with venomous reptiles? Honestly?
A very painful and costly mistake.
I bet that old hook looks a whole lot beter now...
Paul
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by Kingetula on August 18, 2009
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Paul,
Robbie did not say a hook wasn't used. I've talked to Robbie about these gloves about 3 weeks ago when I also posted here at VR.org that I still wasn’t sure about them. I'm not saying a hook wasn't used or that it was as I wasn't told by Robbie either way. However I'm sure I know the snake that bit the guy. I've been to Glades twice in the past month and Robbie has shown me one beast of an Eastern. I can't imagine someone reached in and just grabbed him. Heck, from my finger tips to my face is only a few feet, there is no way I would work with gloves only on a 6 foot Diamondback.
Scott
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by BGF on August 18, 2009
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The gloves are not designed for snakebites, they are designed for needle-sticks. So the protection is on the inner part, where a needle would most likely stick, not on the outside of the hand where a snake would bite (the outside is the thin flexible material). They are useless in my opinion for snakes unless completely redesigned to have the proper material on the back of the hand and not on the palm side. They are however awesome for hospital work to prevent needle-sticks.
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