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| Hospital begs for snakebite victims to stop bringing in serpents when seeking help: 'Puts the staff at risk' |
| 2024-04-24 |
| [FoxNews] Around 3000 people suffer snakebites each year in Australia but only a few hundred need antivenom. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 The typical snakebite victim is someone who sees a snake in the backyard and tries to kill it, instead of just making a noise and driving it into the least liked neighbors place. |
| Posted by: Ululating Platypus 2024-04-24 18:28 |
| #6 4 above - dubious advice to someone who has already been bitten once. |
| Posted by: Ululating Platypus 2024-04-24 18:11 |
| #5 Ummmm your phone likely has a camera. Use it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-04-24 17:52 |
| #4 Just bring the head, it's not that hard to figure out. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2024-04-24 14:53 |
| #3 Actually there are poisonous snakes. Asian keel backs are both venomous and poisonous being rear fanged. Recently it has been found that they are poisonous since they accumulate toxins from toads they feed on. |
| Posted by: Vinegar+Spolusing6485 2024-04-24 10:23 |
| #2 "Is that snake poisonous?" "No, but it is venomous!" |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-04-24 09:12 |
| #1 "Oi, mate! Does your snake bite?" |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-04-24 05:24 |