This is what snake venom does to blood

Grindstone said:
My friend got bit on the finger rock climbing, cost him $16K and the finger is a little fucked up still. I argued that the snake should be killed a few years earlier when it kept hanging out under this boulder in a crack, but my hippay friends ixnayed the ideas. Karma.
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I bite fingers for half that price bro. Shoulda hooked me up.
 


cool story bro, but not true story: biologicly blood reacts differently when outside of the vein (exposed to air) then it does when inside the body

kinda how like an ice cube melts when it sits on your kitchen counter..
 
MyOwnDemon said:
Tell that to the rattlesnakes all over the fucking place around where I lived.
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You obviously lived in the foothills where there are tons of snakes. Head up into the real mountains, you won't see any.

I'm a Colorado native, born and raised in the mountains. I've bagged just about all the fourteeners, hiked all the time, camped, and rock climbed all over the state. If there were rattle snakes in the mountains I would have surely seen them.

I used to hang out in the foothills near the hogback on the front range and that place was completely infested with rattlers. Almost everytime I went hiking I saw at least one. Completely different story though once you head west and get into the real mountains above 8-9000 ft. There are no rattlesnakes in the mountains of Colorado.

The places where rattlers are found, we call hills.
 
MyOwnDemon said:
When I lived up in the mountains in Colorado, my crazy neighbor down the road (well more like a dirt path) used to sit on his porch and shoot rattlesnakes all day with his shotgun. We always heard gunshots going off lol.

God bless him.
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Steve Irwin, the man with the biggest cojones in the universe (may he RIP), gets bit by a snake on Live TV and brushes it off like nothing happened...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnfn6rV4sL0&feature=player_embedded]Steve Irwin Greatest TV event. Rare Snake Bite. Sunshine TV. - YouTube[/ame]

EDIT: you can see how embarassed he was though cuz he got bitten right after he said that the python won't bite him lol
 
Fuck because of this thread I've been spending hours on YouTube looking up snake attacks and bites...

This one was kinda funny, the bitch plays with the snake like it was a huge cock, then she gets owned...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHs--QJLHV4[/ame]
 
Check this snake video out. Fucking genius.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-rrx1Wl30]Prey catching Desert Snake - YouTube[/ame]
 
I Laugh at Movies that use BOA's and RAT snakes for their snake bite death scenes!!

avatar33 said:
yeah but still... any of us gay webmasters would have ran to the hospital like a bitch.
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OK.....enough of this!!!



LOL



Growing up I wanted to be a Herpetologist, NO it's not the study of Herpes!!!

Lulz


My Mother use to work Part Time for Ross Allen and I would go around using a rubber band gun to STUN Lizards to feed to the smaller snakes. I was like 9 or 10 at the time.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4E2QFjfhV8"]Ross Allen gets wrapped up in his work - YouTube[/ame]



The Snake in the OP Video was a Russell's Pit Viper.

From here: Russell's viper venom definition of Russell's viper venom in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
"The venom of the Russell's viper has been used as a coagulant in tonsillectomies and for bleeding gums. "

Here's another Medical link for
Dilute Russell's viper venom time



Russell's viper venom
n. A venom used as a coagulant in the arrest of hemorrhage from accessible sites in hemophilia.


venom [ven´om] poison, especially a toxic substance normally secreted by a serpent, insect, or other animal.


Russell's viper venom the venom of Vipera russelli (Russell's viper), which acts in vitro as an intrinsic thromboplastin and is useful in defining deficiencies of coagulation factor X.


Russell's viper venom the venom of Russell's viper (Vipera russelli), which acts in vitro as an instrinsic thromboplastin and is useful in defining deficiencies of blood clotting factor X.



Russell's viper venom viper venom time (RVVT)a one-stage prothrombin time test, used to distinguish between deficiency of factor VII and factor X. Called also Stypven time.






From here: Venomous Snakes - Facts, Photos and More


"Every venomous snake species has a unique type of venom. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that their enzyme mixtures are all slightly different. But most of their venoms fall into one of three categories:

  • Hemotoxic -- This type of venom attacks blood cells and the cardiovascular system. It can also cause a lot of tissue damage in the vicinity of the bite. It can lead to death, if left untreated. Venomous snakes with hemotoxic venom include rattlesnakes and many other members of the Viperidae family of snakes.
  • Neurotoxic -- This type of venom attacks the victim's nervous system and brain. Death can be caused by heart failure and respiratory failure. Venomous snakes that possess neurotoxins include cobras, coral snakes, mambas and sea snakes.
  • Cytotoxic -- This word can be literally translated as "toxic to cells." This venom causes cellular damage in the location of the bite. It can cause necrosis, or tissue death, as well.
There are other types of snake venom, aside from those listed above. But most of the world's venomous snakes fall into one of these three categories. There are even some species that possess a mixture of these venom types. As mentioned earlier, snake venom is a highly complex substance."






"Here's a relevant quote from snake expert (and TV personality) Mark O'Shea:

"The most dangerous snake is not the most venomous. The most venomous snakes are taipans, Australian brown snakes and sea snakes but they have small venom yields and few snakebites to humans and few human fatalities in the scheme of things ... I regard the most dangerous snake I have encountered to be the Sri Lankan Russell's viper..."
The Russell's viper that Mr. O'Shea was referring to is highly dangerous for three specific reasons: (1) it can often be found in proximity to humans dwellings, (2) it possesses a deadly venom, and (3) it will not hesitate to bite when it's provoked in any way. It also lives in parts of Asia that don't always have easy access to medical care -- agricultural areas, rice paddies, etc. Because of these factors, the Russell's viper accounts for more human deaths than almost any other venomous snake."




The Rattle Snakes found in the U.S.A. are no where near as TOXIC as the Russells Viper.


Unless they hit a main artery and it gets to the heart, you will survive it and might have some permanent muscle tissue damage at, around or extending from the bite site.




I let snakes live and don't kill them needlessly. I will add this though, most Rattle Snakes live in Burroughs and are Territorial. So, if there is one seen around the house "I" would suggest that you either KILL IT or catch it and then release it somewhere FAR away from your house, Like 5 miles or more.




Rattle Snakes do NOT always rattle/warn before striking. They can SWIM and BITE underwater. They can strike 2/3 of their body length and farther if they are backed against a log, rock, or tree.


They have Hemotoxic Venom and you do have time to get to the hospital in most instances.




Here's a Bad Assed Ground Squirrel who is going after an ACTUAL Rattlesnake for your viewing pleasure:


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKIrwwBjhgs"]Squirrel vs. Rattlesnake - YouTube[/ame]




ROFLMAO


P.S. I know the difference between a Non-Poisonous snake and one that IS. BUT....if I were ever bitten and unsure, I would KILL IT and then bring it with me to a medical facility. As should ANYONE who ever gets bitten and isn't certain.
 
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