Elapid bites

[ozstriker]

Gday all, I am interested to hear stories from people that have been tagged by a ven and what it was like, i dont want this thread to become a safety message about how its irresponsible to get bitten or people glorifying it (no hero stories), i am just genuinly interested in peoples experience from being bitten.

I know a few stories from sssnakeman069 off youtube has some interesting stories from being bitten.

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out of the 112 views of this thread not one single person has been tagged by a venomous snake?

 

[Defective]

those 112 views probably haven't posted because of the 'conditions' of the thread you've laid out. fair enough too but i guess if you own an elapid then get bitten i wouldn't say it would be all that glorifying, i'd think it would be a uncomfortable or painful experience depending on what you kept.
why don't you want to hear safety messages?? i only ask because that is part of being an elapid owner i think, is to re-enforce the potential dangers of owning a venomous elapid (yes i know there are safe elapids like curl snakes and whip snakes)

you have to remember that anyone that owns an elapid must do a handling course so that can have 1yr experience or 20yrs experience and still get bitten.

are you thinking of doing the course??

 

[gillsy]

you have to remember that anyone that owns an elapid must do a handling course so that can have 1yr experience or 20yrs experience and still get bitten.

Not true, NSW we do not have to do a handling course. However I think our system is still the best. Start with lower ven and work your way up can take 3 years before you even get a red belly.

 

[Tassie97]

In tas you fill out a paper of your details and bam you can catch 6 tiger snakes 6 copper heads and 6 white lips no questions asked and no courses STUPID idea IMO

 

[gavgav]

In tas you fill out a paper of your details and bam you can catch 6 tiger snakes 6 copper heads and 6 white lips no questions asked and no courses STUPID idea IMO

yet you cant keep a python as a pet down there
go figure

 

[redbellybite]

Eastern brown full envenomation bite check this out ,I put this up a while back .

 

[Dannyboi]

yet you cant keep a python as a pet down there
go figure

They are trying to wipe out Tasmanians.

 

[Defective]

yeah they prefer that they keep vens instead of non vens

 

[eipper]

whips and curls snakes are far from being safe

 

[Defective]

but they are safer than a death adder or eastern brown

 

[moosenoose]

They are trying to wipe out Tasmanians.

:lol: Sounds logical to me!

There are quite a few on this site who have been bitten. It's the old adage of playing with fire. The more you are exposed to vens, the more your chances increase. Considering some of the numbers of vens quite a few keepers on this site actually keep in their collections makes a bite once in a blue moon nothing short of incredible!

I personally don't feel as if I'm taking my life in my hands when cleaning out enclosures etc as I find the animals I keep are relatively well balanced in their natures. Sure, there is the odd one you have to play it a little safer with, but hey :lol:

 

[Elapidae1]

but they are safer than a death adder or eastern brown

Dead is dead no matter what your bitten by.
You can't help this thread turning into a safety message when you make comments like Whipsnakes being safe, of course somebody is going to enforce the message that they are dangerous and have killed.

 

[ozstriker]

thats why i put what i did at the start, theres a lot of ranting on this forum about a lot of stuff safety and its probably well validated, but i just wanted to hear some stories of people getting bitten without the ohs nazis jumping on there high horse, accidents happen, so why not tell a story or two people might actually learn from it. And other than that i find it pretty interesting

 

[Defective]

uhmm sorry but im going on the information i read on another thread 'what venomous snakes can i keep'
this post was by hornet

on your rec licence you can keep any elapid that is not classed as dangerous so your fine to keep things like marsh snakes, curl snakes, whip snakes etc on your rec permit. To keep anything like red belly's, browns, adders etc you will need to upgrade

i never claimed i knew everything about snakes.

Dead is dead no matter what your bitten by

i've been bitten by a feral cat and i'm not dead!!! they carry more bactiera than a white tail and i've been bitten by one of them to, im not dead by that. when i was 9 i was bitten by a juvi eastern brown on my stepmums property coz i accidently trod on it and im not dead.

if you read what i said in my first post you'll see that i inquired as to why safety messages weren't to be put up. when i go by what someone else has posted in another thread you can't have a go at me.

 

[ozstriker]

Eastern brown full envenomation bite check this out ,I put this up a while back .

thats what im talking about that was a great story glad everything turned out ok, i didnt realise everything can happen so quickly

 

[redbellybite]

ohh yes it can ..he still hasnt been given the all clear by the specialist yet, goes back at the end of March ...

 

[Elapidae1]

Not having a go at you Lambert and I didn't accuse you of being a "know it all" just saying that these snakes should be considered potentially dangerous, in most cases not deadly but still medically significant effects.

Also sounds like you have something to add to this thread Re your own snake bite

 

[Defective]

i don't remember anything from it because snake venom and epilepsy doesn't mix real well, i blacked out about 2mins after being bitten.

 

[cleobhp]

snake bite

I have been bitten by a small RBB, the most pain I have ever been in, I admit it was my own fault, I just lost concentration when pulling him out of his box to clean him out. You learn from your mistakes.

 

[eipper]

Lambert,

Bites from neonate Pseudonaja have killed people.....

I could careless what some wildlife departments regard as deadly and dangerous or what they don't....

people react differently to venom, the bite can have no, little or large amount of venom injected, in some species, toxicity is varied across their range, the reason for the bite, the fang length and even the snakes temperature can all play a part in the apparent danger factor of a bite.

Be careful when you selectively quote other posts you missed part of what was said.

Cheers,
Scott