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Originally Posted by WebSlave
THAT is the results of hemotoxic envenomation. Granted it is from a Western Diamondback, but I sincerely doubt a bite from an Eastern would be a substantially more kinder, gentler, experience to go through.
IMHO..........
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I remember reading about that incident. FYI, that was most likely a Northern Pacific
Crotalus viridus oreganus (has this gone species status yet? I'm a bit behind the new Western Rattlesnake complex study), but your point still stands. There is no way a bite from an EDB caused no tissue damage at all, and caused paralysis. Based on other incidents related to this poster, would it be too far fetched to wonder if maybe the bite (assuming it really happended as stated) was from another "exotic", and due to legalities or whatever, the identity of the snake was "incorrectly identified"? or am I just letting my imagination get totally out in left field?