SC Ping?
Hey envirowackos and your millenial dupes: your gads nature and ‘da erf’ hate you to death!
Probably age and poor health contributed to his death.
I pretty much stay out of the woods during the Summer months here in NW Florida.
Avoid getting bit whenever possible.
I guess they don’t tell you to put on a tourniquet around your leg and have someone suck out the poison with their mouth anymore.
Sounds like his underlying medical condition might have had something to do with his death. I don’t recall ever hearing of someone dying within 15 minutes of being bitten by a rattlesnake. It’s gotten somewhat unusual for death to occur at all anymore, with the advent of antivenins.
Lemme help these poor ignorant folks out...
He was bit by a Rattlesnake ... 71 Years Old and died.
It would be a “Story” if he “Survived”, if the Venom was injected into him 10’away from his Car that contained a Snakebite kit and the EMT showed within 5 minutes of the bite.
The chances of one happening vice the other are pretty slim.
Now if he was 20 years old... whole different story and yet...
Oh, OK.
Snake, snake.....Make me your brother.....Ffffttttt! Owwwwww!! WTF !!
“— Move beyond the snake’s striking distance
— Clean the wound, but do not flush with water.
— Cover the wound with a clean, dry dressing
— Don’t drink caffeine or alcohol, which can speed up the rate at which the body absorbs venom
— Seek medical attention as soon as possible
— Take note of the type of snake so that a description can be provided to medical staff”
WRONG!!!!
Kill or catch the little bastard so it will not be a danger while you are doing first aid.
Suck out the poison all you can.
A light constriction band above it, NOT a tourniquet.
Take a photo and tweet it if you have a signal.
A shot of medicinal whiskey will take the edge off... panic can kill!
Go to the hospital in a manner that will not further kill you. So do not drive like a jackass. No matter how fast you get there, they will put you in a room and observe you for many hours to see if you will need antivenom.
When friends arrive to check on you pretend you do not recognize them
Oh, and don’t forget to take the snake with you to the ER, live or dead. In a shop bucket preferably. Make sure you retain ownership rights to the snake.
Crikey!!!