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Man Bitten By Deadly Green Mamba Snake

Clay Davenport

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- A snake owner was treated with antivenin Wednesday after his poisonous green mamba bit his left hand, authorities said.

The man, whose name was not released, was treated at Homestead Hospital with an intravenous drip containing the antivenin, Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Capt. Al Cruz said.

Cruz said the man would receive 15 to 30 vials of antivenin, and it would take time to determine whether he will make a full recovery.

"The hospital is considering this a serious situation," Cruz said.

Cruz said the man was bitten by his 5- to 6-foot snake at around 5 a.m. Wednesday and went to the hospital without calling 911.

The hospital contacted fire-rescue, which holds the serum for about 25 area medical facilities.

The bright-green snakes are native to Africa and are among the fastest and most poisonous snakes in the world, Cruz said. The poison attacks the central nervous system, and bite victims show symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, breathing and speaking.


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Clay Davenport said:
"The hospital is considering this a serious situation," Cruz said.
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Gee Wiz! I'm shocked that the hospital is considering a Green Mamba bite a serious situation! I would have thought the guy could just suck it up and walk it off!
 
critical bill said:
Is this person Harold "Bud" Mierkey?
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Couldn't be. A "man" like him would have a DNR on file with all the area hospitals, don't you think? I mean someone who is soooooooooooooo good (cough cough) as to volunteer his own body to the betterment of science and society at large, someone who is soooooooooo unselfpreposessing, someone who is soooooooooo concerned with the welfare of his fellow herpers that he would subject his own person to the rigors and trauma of SELF-inflicted venom injections, SURELY such a person would want to know the TOTAL and COMPLETE ramifications of ANY envenomation regardless of its occurence being accidental or intentional.

Oh wait, I had bud "the pud" murky confused with a man.

Sorry, my bad.
 
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