[quote=kevinJ]Truth be told just stay calm, drink plenty of fluids, and walk out. Call for help when you get to signal
Copperhead bite not going to kill you unless anaphylactic reaction. We don’t administer anti venom to copperhead bites unless certain parameters are met.
Rattlesnake is a very serious thing, and your in trouble. You get anti venom no matter what with this.
Pressure bandage and immobilization if at all possible. Heart rate not that much of a factor. If they bite you in a large vessel your in big trouble anyways. Main thing is get to where you can call for help or help can get to you.
Most snake bites come to ER private auto not ambulance. Most have been over a hour by the time they get to us. They are still doing pretty well normally. Most do great, but seen a few I didn’t thing would make it after rattlesnake bites
+1
A few years back a friend and I were fishing in GSMNP. We were a couple of miles back headed to a creek. As I was bushwhacking through some ferns I heard a rattler. Looked back where I had stepped and I missed stepping on him by only a few inches. Luckily it didn’t strike but I quickly became very cautious of where my next steps would be.
Later I started thinking “what would I have done if I’d been bitten?” Until then I really hadn’t thought about it or had a clue.
STAYING CALM IS THE BEST!
No matter what tragedy you encounter.
