2007-05-03 11:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by bigmikey_lilamy 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
I've heard it is possible, yes, especially if has just bitten already and released the venom. But I sure wouldn't count on it!
Here's a relevant portion of an article from wikipedia:
---------------------
When a bite occurs, the amount of venom injected cannot be gauged easily. Symptoms and swelling may occur quickly, but in some cases hours may pass before serious effects appear.
Experienced health workers typically gauge envenomation in stages ranging from 0, when there is no evident venom, to 5, when there is a life-threatening amount of venom present. The stages reflect the amount of bruising and swelling around the fang marks and the speed with which that bruising and swelling progresses. In more severe envenomation cases (stage 4 or 5) there may also be proximal symptoms, such as lip-tingling, dizziness, bleeding, vomiting, or shock. Difficulty breathing, paralysis, drooling, and massive hemorrhaging are also common symptoms.
Quick medical attention is critical, and treatment typically requires antivenin/antivenom to block the tissue destruction, nerve effects, and blood-clotting disorders common with rattlesnake venom. Most medical experts recommend keeping the area of the bite below the level of the heart. It is important to keep a snake bite victim calm in order to avoid elevating their heart rate and accelerating the circulation of venom within the body. Untrained individuals should not attempt to make incisions at or around bite sites, or to use tourniquets, as either treatment may be more destructive than the envenomation itself.
2007-05-03 12:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by userafw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of, yeah. If the snake has recently hunted/eaten, it could have used its venom on that. There have been some cases of that. But it has to be quite recent, like 30 min before the bite.
2007-05-04 01:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antivenoms are purified by several processes but will still contain other serum proteins that can act as antigens. Some individuals may react to the antivenom with an immediate hypersensitivity reaction (anaphylaxis) or a delayed hypersensitivity (serum sickness) reaction and antivenom should, therefore, be used with caution.
2016-05-19 23:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically rattle snake has venom. and venom will only be release if you stimulate their gums.
2007-05-03 11:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by -sIDnEy- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋