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Old 06-28-2017, 10:25 AM   #1
JColt
Man bitten by rattlesnake receives 80 doses of antivenom

That is going to be one hell of a hospital bill! Notice the regular use of poisonous instead of venomous


A Texas man was released from the hospital a week after he was bitten by a poisonous rattlesnake in his backyard. Milton Richards, 53, required 80 doses of antivenom after getting bit while trying to kill the snake in his backyard on June 18, KCBD-TV reported.

Minutes after the snake bit him on the hand, Richards began experiencing seizures and paralysis, according to the Lamesa Press-Reporter. Relatives rushed him to a the nearest hospital located 25 miles away before he was airlifted to the University Medical Center in Lubbock and placed in the intensive care unit, the news outlet reported.

Richards reportedly was bitten by the Mojave rattlesnake, which is one of the most poisonous varieties of rattlesnake.

Dr. Christopher Piel, medical director of the emergency center at UMC, told KCBD-TV that treatment for snakebites varies depending on the case. He said not only does it depend on the type of rattlesnake that attacked, but also how much venom was injected and the toxicity the venom displays as to how severe the bite is.

A hospital spokesman confirmed to Richards was well enough to head home on Monday, Dallas News reported.
 
Old 06-29-2017, 02:14 PM   #2
AaronP1977
bulk discount?

Dose he get an antivenom bulk buy discount? LOL
 
Old 07-03-2017, 10:25 AM   #3
Black Adder
I wish I could say I feel sorry for him, but I cannot tell a lie.....
Hate to say Karma is a bitch but....
Maybe if he had just left it well enough alone to its own devices he would not have ended up where he is now, stoney broke!
And if he really felt it was a threat to his family or pets etc then he should have called animal services to deal with it.
Should be a lesson to all that you just need to leave a wild snake well alone if you have NO CLUE as to what you are dealing with or how to proceed!
 

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