2006-07-29 10:32:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Venomous snakebite treatment is controversial. Venomous snakebites are known to occur in all but a few states. Approximately 10 to 15 individuals die from snakebites each year, with bites from diamondback rattlesnakes accounting for 95 percent of fatalities. The identification of the two endogenous classes of venomous snakes are discussed in detail to aid in determining the proper treatment for each class. Approximately 25 percent of all pit viper bites are "dry" and result in no envenomation. The best first aid is a set of car keys to get the victim to a facility where antivenin is obtainable. Incision and suction should be limited to very special situations; cryotherapy and use of tourniquets applied by laymen should be avoided. Proper medical management at a health care facility requires establishing whether envenomation has occurred and to what extent, followed by appropriate dosing of antivenin. The use of corticosteroids and antibiotics is controversial. Tetanus immunization should be updated, if necessary. Although research in developing a more purified antivenin is under way, the best treatment for snakebite is prevention.
2006-08-01 06:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by reptilehunter33647 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very few, there are the vipers which are only the cotton mouth, copperhead, and around 15 or 20-ish (?) species of rattlesnakes, and then the coral snake, which is an Elapid (like cobras). The rest are non venomous, and I have NO idea how many species there are, at LEAST a hundred I'd say... just flip through a field guide, there are TONS... (actually, most species of US snakes ARE actually "venomous" in the sens that they possess a venom, even the garter snake, but not in the sense that they could actually envenomate or endanger a human)
2006-07-29 19:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only truly venomous snakes in the U.S. are ;rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins, and coral snakes. The first three are pit vipers and their venom is hemotoxic & the last is neurotoxic, the most dangerous of the four.
2006-07-31 15:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the percent, but there are only three venomous snakes in america, the rattle snake, the coral snake, and the water moccosin (also known as the cotton mouth).
2006-07-29 18:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by DiRtAlLtHeWaY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does that include the human ones? Really, I think it is a very small per cent.
2006-07-29 17:39:14 · answer #5 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋