Anyone been bitten by something venomous?

[waruikazi]

From what you told me Nat alot of these complications may have been significantly minimised IF the ambos had of done the right thing and thrown a pressure bandage on him.

was a wild eastern brown snake ,it was under a roof tile on a second story house (he is a carpenter)

He has to have heart scans and a brain scan ,after seeing the specialist last week,he seems to think my husband may have some damage to his heart as he fitted 3 times after he was bitten and they had to start his heart up with the paddles so basically he was clinically dead there for a moment ,there maybe some brain damage done too ..so its going to be a bit of a waiting game to see how he goes ..he isnt himself and is still suffering from a variety of things ..but has the help of a good specialist now so we will take it one day at a time ..

 

[guzzo]

Boy that is serious stuff!! Hope he gets over it.


That was unlucky Gordo..better to be safe than sorry though.

 

[waruikazi]

I can't quite decide if it was lucky, unlucky or just plain stupid lol. I felt like a right twat as soon as it happened, it happened like a week after i got the job. It got me alot of unwanted attention!

Boy that is serious stuff!! Hope he gets over it.


That was unlucky Gordo..better to be safe than sorry though.

 

[Elapidae1]

No pressure bandage? crazy, why not? Was the snake actually on the second story? did it get there by itself? was it accidentally taken up in a tile stack? I presume it would be uncommon to find them that far of the ground, though not unheard of. Hope your husband recovers without to much lasting affects RBB.

Could have been worse for you Gordo, bet you treat even dead snakes with a bit more caution now, LOL

 

[Jay84]

was a wild eastern brown snake ,it was under a roof tile on a second story house (he is a carpenter)

He has to have heart scans and a brain scan ,after seeing the specialist last week,he seems to think my husband may have some damage to his heart as he fitted 3 times after he was bitten and they had to start his heart up with the paddles so basically he was clinically dead there for a moment ,there maybe some brain damage done too ..so its going to be a bit of a waiting game to see how he goes ..he isnt himself and is still suffering from a variety of things ..but has the help of a good specialist now so we will take it one day at a time ..

Oh that is awful, made me get goosebumps whilst reading it. I sincerely hope your husband makes a good and speedy recovery. So the snake was on the roof of a second storey building? Where did it bite your husband? And the AMBOS DIDNT APPLY A COMPRESSION BANDAGE? sURELY THAT IS NEGLIGENCE???

 

[Daryl_H]

hmmm a low land copper head not bitten but it had venom on its skin from being a little crazy and biteing anything that moved includeing himself (crazy snake) and didnt notice till i had him in hand and then wiped it all over my arm not sure if it just seeped in or i had a scratch but felt real bad for 8 hrs or so massive headakes and woozie guts. but im still here.
o and also a bight from a white tail spider with no effect at all (apart from the puntcher wounds.... lol i get bitten a fair bit

 

[snakelady-viper]

This sounds like my bite Mine also was very itchy Doctor said white tail spider confirmed by a toxicologist= still flares up after 4 years

I was bitten by what i assume to be a spider when i was in my late teens. The area (inside of forearm near elbow) swelled up and became raised. This area was then pitted with lots of little holes and became pussy and weeping. It was quite gross. Now i have a circular scar about the size of a 20c piece with lots of little dots in it where the holes were

 

[Jay84]

This sounds like my bite Mine also was very itchy Doctor said white tail spider confirmed by a toxicologist= still flares up after 4 years

Its weird, some people have no reaction to spider bites, others their flesh decomposes. I am lucky i got away with a small scar.

 

[shelby]

I got bitten by a Blue Phase GTS recently, we were doing a removal in a shopping center and i lent down to open the bag up and it hit me, no biggiey cept i was 10 weeks preg with our second baby, and I also got hit by a Whip Snake years back, it was curled up in my bra strap then decided to go exploring, when it hit the ground and i tried to pick it again it nailed me a good one on the hand and i went to hospital for a few hours when i discovered that my finger was swelling and i was numb to the wrist, my brother was just a little miffed i'd lost his snake, both times i have been bitten by being incautious, and i'm normally very careful, so i learnt my lessons, slowly but i'm learning

 

[Sigman21]

that sucks about your husband rbb and i wish him all the best with recovery keep us posted with how things go. its good you posted your story as it should serve as a reminder the potential some of our snakes have!!! i know ill definitely react differently to seeing a brown snake after readin that!!!

 

[Nagraj]

My mother in law, I call her Shelob.

 

[najanaja]

ive had a few bites...

4 Whip snakes have tagged me,, the frist one really hurt as much as they do(bearable) but the rest were no real effects at all...
1 Red Bellied Black got me... that hurt for about 3 days and played up for a little bit after that but no major effects
1 Red Back spider got me at work where i had local pain for the rest of the day and was fine back at work the following day..

But the worst i ever had was waking up with Ross River Fever.. i was bed ridden for 2 weeks and still had joint and muscle aches 3 moths latter...Bloody Mozzies

 

[guzzo]

GEEES..... Some very serious bites here ...... anyone get stung by a Box Jelly?? They are all around where I am and I read they are the worlds most venomous creature....it's just there are always people swimming here and I never hear of anyone getting killed or seriously hurt.....

 

[redbellybite]

yeah will keep you lot posted...some already knew about it when it happened cause I am a bit more on the one on one with them ,but was to upset and worried to make it open news on APS back then ..so big thanks to some of you that not only got pm's but phone calls anyway we think after sussing out the place that the EB was dropped off by a bird of prey either hawk or kooka ..the snake has managed to get out of the grip and gotten under the guttering /roof tiles ..but it ended up getting caught between the tile and the flashing and had severerd itself ,so was in a bad way the poor thing ,and on high alert and as my Hubby got up to the roof and was removing the tiles ..he got a rude shock and before he knew it he was bitten ..and then it went from there ...only took around 3-5mins from the time he got bit to being in serious trouble ..I dont know why the ambo's didnt apply a compression bandage,the doctors roared them over that and a few more things happened that shouldnt have had ..but anyhow he is still with me and thats all that counts ...and he still dont mind snakes either so thats a bonus having me as his wife

 

[Megzz]

This sounds like my bite Mine also was very itchy Doctor said white tail spider confirmed by a toxicologist= still flares up after 4 years

I am terrified of those spiders! Whenever I see any kind of spider I seriously start to panic, run and have to get someone to kill it just incase its a white tail. Ridiculous reaction I know but I cant help it. I've spoken to a women who had a big rotting patch on her upper arm and she said it was from a bite years ago. Gross!

 

[baxtor]

yeah will keep you lot posted...some already knew about it when it happened cause I am a bit more on the one on one with them ,but was to upset and worried to make it open news on APS back then ..so big thanks to some of you that not only got pm's but phone calls anyway we think after sussing out the place that the EB was dropped off by a bird of prey either hawk or kooka ..the snake has managed to get out of the grip and gotten under the guttering /roof tiles ..but it ended up getting caught between the tile and the flashing and had severerd itself ,so was in a bad way the poor thing ,and on high alert and as my Hubby got up to the roof and was removing the tiles ..he got a rude shock and before he knew it he was bitten ..and then it went from there ...only took around 3-5mins from the time he got bit to being in serious trouble ..I dont know why the ambo's didnt apply a compression bandage,the doctors roared them over that and a few more things happened that shouldnt have had ..but anyhow he is still with me and thats all that counts ...and he still dont mind snakes either so thats a bonus having me as his wife

bit off topic but several years ago a hawk flew over my house paddock and dropped something which we saw, turned out to be a young tiger. Was not seriously injured and after a few days R&R it was on it's way.
So it is more than possible your brown was dropped off.

 

[morgs202]

My mother in law, I call her Shelob.

ouch!!!

 

[beeman]

I take between 5 to 30 bee stings every day!
Been bitten by a whitetail spider and lose a hunk of skin every time it flares
which is usually 3 times a year.

 

[sarah_m]

I was stung by a blue bottle jellyfish when I was a kid. One of the guys with us had moved one with a snorkel and didn't tell anyone. I picked up the snorkel and got stung on the hand and arm by tentacles that were still attached to it. Several hours of pain, swelling, redness/welts but nothing life threatening.

My brother got bitten on the cheek by a white tail in his sleep. He ended up with an ugly, grey, weeping ulcer the size of a golf ball. Took ages to heal but luckily it didn't leave a scar.

 

[Darlyn]

I was bitten by a mossie and got dengue fever. Slept for 2 weeks and was crook for another 4.