And now you know why I live and hunt in Maine.... no poisonous snakes.
I remember reading a story about a guy bass fishing somewhere in southern USA. He caught a largemouth bass and reeled it to his boat. He reached over to pick the bass up by the lip, and got bit by a water mocassion ... that was INSIDE the bass. It was about pencil sized. The fisherman's arm swelled up. I think he got to the hospital by himself or by a buddy driving. ( don't remember). Just struck me as another way to be surprised by nature.
Serious question. Would taking an anti-histamine / Benadryl be of any value in a post-snake bite scenario to keep swelling down? Steroids ( like an inhaler)? for anti-inflammatory issues??
