[fso301]

Seems like more to the story. A $200K bill for treating a bite from a snake that is rarely fatal?

[bluejean]

“A $200K bill for treating a bite from a snake that is rarely fatal?”

Every person on staff in the hospital, who poked their head in even for a second out of curiosity, was able to submit a bill to the insurance company for serious dollars. Everyone cashes in. What a racket.

[driftless2]

"A $200K bill for treating a bite from a snake that is rarely fatal?"

That's what concerned me about the article. I had read Copperhead venom can kill small children, but it only makes adults sick.

[DoodleDawg]

A $200K bill for treating a bite from a snake that is rarely fatal?

Would you want to take the chance that you won't be one of the minority?

They has some idiot here in Missouri a few months ago who was bitten by a copperhead. He took your approach and figured he'd be pretty sick but wouldn't die so he went home, went to bed, and was found dead the next morning.

[stylin19a]

seems like the 200k was just for the anti-venom. I wonder what the total bill was ?