As an active ER MD in rural Texas I care for multiple snakebites yearly. The current treatment guidelines recommend no cutting, no sucking, no electroshock, and no tight torniquets. You need to remain as calm as possible and proceed to the nearest ED for assessment. Not all bites envenomate and the degree of envenomation varies from bite to bite. The ER doc will assess your bite and symptoms then administer Crofab if indicated. The most important information is positive identification of the snake if feasible.
i fully agree with your assessment......and if i get bit by a rattler here that is exactly my plan....most of this discussion however has been centered around what in the hell are yah going to do out in the bush when bitten by a very deadly species and your much farther away from a hospital and capable doctor than its gonna take the venom to kill yah such as with a mamba where the venom kills within an hour 9 times out of 10.....in such a case i say shock the hell out of me....if it dont work aint like im likely to live anyway....
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