bluebelly nip for xmas

[fishead]

Man that finger looks saw bro. I hope it heals up ok for you. I got a scratch from a blue belly years ago but luckily it was just a scratch. I've never kept any hots but have played with plenty in the bush. That's the only time a hotty has drawn blood on me but it don't count as a bite.

Hey Jonno, I had a big Mosambiquan spitting cobra cruise between my feet bowhunting in Zimbabwe a few years ago. The trackers eyes were near popping out! The snake was just nosing around through the leaf litter, I was stalking a nice bushbuck so wasn't doing much moving anyway so stood still and the snake kept on going about his business. I didn't know exactly what it was at the time, I knew it was a pretty mean looking elapid but didn't know it was a spitter. Glad I didn't stir him up! The trackers didn't speak much english, it wasn't until in camp that night that one of the pro hunters told me what I had between my legs. There's a got to be a joke there somewhere hey :lol:

 

[Jonno from ERD]

Haha nice story Fishhead. They are really cool snakes...I had a hatchling squirt me straight in the eyes from over 2 metres away once...lucky I had a faceshield on.

 

[BlindSnake]

If the finger still looks like that, or worse, i would seriously seek medical advice.

I had a skin + tissue graft on my arm last year, + after i was home for a cpl days, it started looking like yr finger..
I thought it was just briusing and did nothing about it.. until it started turning black.
I ended up with a mummified graft stuck on my arm, and had to wait a cpl months for scar tissue to grow underneath it. It was pretty gross.
I really hope yr finger is better than it looks in the pic now - if not, might be time to have it monitered by a doc.

Wish you the best of luck with your recovery.

 

[baxtor]

If the finger still looks like that, or worse, i would seriously seek medical advice.

I had a skin + tissue graft on my arm last year, + after i was home for a cpl days, it started looking like yr finger..
I thought it was just briusing and did nothing about it.. until it started turning black.
I ended up with a mummified graft stuck on my arm, and had to wait a cpl months for scar tissue to grow underneath it. It was pretty gross.
I really hope yr finger is better than it looks in the pic now - if not, might be time to have it monitered by a doc.

Wish you the best of luck with your recovery.

I have been in contact with and I am sending daily updates to a Doc at the avru. He was informed of the circumstances and timeline surrounding the bite and gave me advise accordingly.

 

[redbellybite]

nice job Baxtor , nice snake too....But have to agree on what others have said if you recieve a bite by any ven ,please seek medical aid , tis better to be told by the meds that everything will be ok for you ,and have it recorded on your file ,so if something does go belly up they are prepared and in most cases will find out by specialists if unsure ,then presume you will be ok and find out the hard way either waking up in ICU or worse, wearing a halo and wings........everyone is different how you react to a bite differs from your buddy...on average most are ok but hey that is just a statistic not a definate positive ....

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Thanks for sharing baxtor, good luck with the recovery.
Those feeding bites deliver the goods every time huh.

Was not his fault lifted the substrate to feed and he latched onto the first "pinkie" he saw.

Cheers

 

[moosenoose]

I hope your mangled black stump gets better pronto, he's really done a number on you :lol: Thanks for sharing and all the best

 

[baxtor]

Thanks for sharing baxtor, good luck with the recovery.
Those feeding bites deliver the goods every time huh.





Cheers

I thought tigers were pigs, this guy needs to seen to be believed when it comes to food. It was not like he just bit me, he latched onto what he thought was lunch and I had to actually remove him from the finger which probably took a second or two so I think he got a bit in. I should point out to everybody though so I don't look like a complete tool is that after the bite I was monitoring myself very closely and I am only 15 minutes from hospital and apart from painful finger there was absolutely no other symptoms. There was some mild swelling that never extended past the wrist and the finger was no more than painful for 2 full days before it blistered up like it is in the pic. The pic is taken at 48 hours post bite.
All the best wishes for my finger are very much appreciated, I have them crossed for the best.

 

[cracksinthepitch]

Merry Christmas Baxtor, hope you're not partying with him on New Years Eve. Good luck with the recovery.

 

[waruikazi]

How's it looking now mate? A bit macabre but i don't suppose you could post an update pic?

 

[dragon170]

Hope all goes well for you Baxtor and nice snakey to would love to see him if your ever coming up my way again

 

[baxtor]

How's it looking now mate? A bit macabre but i don't suppose you could post an update pic?

Gordo, Pics at 108 hours post bite, looking much the same but it is feeling as though it is getting better. It is starting to dry out a bit. Most of it just looks gross and a bit bloody, it is the small patch near the tip of the finger on the side on shot that I am concerned about as that is the actual bite site and I seem to feel more "depth" to it than I would expect. There is of course some restriction of movement because of the blistering but I do still have full movement and feeling in the finger and all the joints.

 

[waruikazi]

Cheers mate. IF you don't mind answering can you tell us what your doctor has said about treating your finger in that state? Are you on antibiotics of flushing it with any kind of saline etc?

 

[baxtor]

Cheers mate. IF you don't mind answering can you tell us what your doctor has said about treating your finger in that state? Are you on antibiotics of flushing it with any kind of saline etc?

I was told to keep it elevated and as immobile as possible and I think anything further to that depends on what he sees in the pics and my reports. It is not being flushed at the moment as there is not any open wound yet, more so a lot of fluid pockets under the skin which will no doubt break out some time soon. There is no indication of any type of infection being present yet.

 

[shlanger]

Greetings Steve (Baxtor), greetings Scott Eipper, greetings all. I have in my collection two snakes which have bitten their previous owners. Both of which were not much more than hatchies at the time. (The snakes that is!) The first, a mulga, bit its previous owner whilst he was "playing" with it on the loungeroom floor. This bite flattened him! Result an emergency ambulance helicopter flight from Bendigo central Vic. to a Melb hospital for treatment. As I understand it this guy still has no sense of smell or taste. Not so sure about a mulga bite being "better" than a blue belly bite Scott! The second was a bloke bitten by a black tiger. Result, three days in the local hospital and it took FIVE (yeah FIVE!) ampules of antivenom to reverse his envenomation! I believe alcohol played a part in both of these cases! Strange as it may seem, after both bites, the respective owners decided that the didnt want the snakes anymore and gave them over to me! Steve - this doesnt say much for the quality of the food item you were about to feed! (giggle, giggle!). All the best mate, hope you make a full recovery! Dale G.

 

[gozz]

Hope ,all gets well for you cheers

 

[JasonL]

Strange as it may seem, after both bites, the respective owners decided that the didnt want the snakes anymore and gave them over to me! Dale G.

I always find it funny that someone gets these animals, play's with them, then give the whole thing up after their first bite... what do these people expect??? If you plan on owning these large capable elapids, you have to plan on getting bitten one day...

 

[cracksinthepitch]

I always find it funny that someone gets these animals, play's with them, then give the whole thing up after their first bite... what do these people expect??? If you plan on owning these large capable elapids, you have to plan on getting bitten one day...

Very wise words indeed

Perhaps the licencing systems should include questions like what is your bite plan?

 

[waruikazi]

Very wise words indeed

Perhaps the licencing systems should include questions like what is your bite plan?

Up here it does.

 

[Vincent]

I always find it funny that someone gets these animals, play's with them, then give the whole thing up after their first bite...

Hahaha. Very true. "The wife's making me get rid of them" seems to be the most popular excuse, or reason i should say.