Snake Bites

[Just Plain Ruff]

Snakes, I hate snakes, said Indy

"That's just my pet snake Reggie" said Jock

[Richard B the EMT]

Friends of mine who served in the military, and spent time fighting in Vietnam refer to an unspecified snake, with venom so toxic, they called them "a 2 step snake. They bite, you only get 2 steps before you die."

Unconfirmed if this actually was, or is, the case.

[Just Plain Ruff]

I heard of those snakes as well. I believe it was the banded krait or something like that. Here's a link to a nice education piece on this particular snake.

http://www.snakecharmerbook.com/excerpt.html

It's got a sad ending.

[Secouriste]

Our protocol for a snakebite is to apply pressure (same as bleeding) , then immobilize the limb with a splint. Then we call dispatch and they call the anti-poison center.

Richard: The black mamba has the reputation of having the quickest and most lethal venom. The movie Kill Bill refers to it in the end of the 2nd movie