Thought to share.
Just bumped into Bloke i`ve known for 20yrs.
Experienced snake handler.
He just spent 6 weeks in hospital from being bitten on the tip of his finger by a 6ft Brown Snake doing a removal job for some client.
Nth N.S.W.
The Doctors wanted to use Tiger Snake vaccine he said ``are you serious i know what type of snake it was.``
Tiger snakes and Brown snakes have different types of venom and two different types of vaccines i believe.
Apparently there is a multi vaccine that covers a lot but the exact one is far better.
Seems like your at the mercy and judgement of Medical Staff unless you know what you are talking about.
I`m surprised he survived to be honest i doubt he would have if those practitioners initially have had their ways.
Not to shore why they assumed it was a Tiger bite location maybe. At least he was still conscious to alter their opinion.
The only other person i personally knew that has ever been bitten died from a Stephens Banded Snake bitten on the end of the finger simular to the above as he to tried to grab it.
Just bumped into Bloke i`ve known for 20yrs.
Experienced snake handler.
He just spent 6 weeks in hospital from being bitten on the tip of his finger by a 6ft Brown Snake doing a removal job for some client.
Nth N.S.W.
The Doctors wanted to use Tiger Snake vaccine he said ``are you serious i know what type of snake it was.``
Tiger snakes and Brown snakes have different types of venom and two different types of vaccines i believe.
Apparently there is a multi vaccine that covers a lot but the exact one is far better.
Seems like your at the mercy and judgement of Medical Staff unless you know what you are talking about.
I`m surprised he survived to be honest i doubt he would have if those practitioners initially have had their ways.
Not to shore why they assumed it was a Tiger bite location maybe. At least he was still conscious to alter their opinion.
The only other person i personally knew that has ever been bitten died from a Stephens Banded Snake bitten on the end of the finger simular to the above as he to tried to grab it.
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