Originally Posted by rattler
Originally Posted by EthanEdwards
Originally Posted by rattler
#1 there is a hell of alot of chit done to you in the hospital when you get bit by a snake....generally your gonna have the complete attention of atleast a half dozen individuals cause chit happens fast and its pretty specialized treatment, hell only a handful of docs in the US are truly knowledgeable in treating snake bites

on the cost of the antivenin, the hospital also has to take into consideration all the antivenin it has purchased in the past that they had to toss out cause of passed its expiration date.....plus $750 sounds WAY low for CroFab, thats prolly for stuff near its expiration date....it should be closer to $2,000 for new production....the old Wyeth serum was cheap but it also had a hell of alot of side effects and complications with it....what you saved on serum wasnt worth it....not to mention if the hospital didnt have it in stock it costs to bring it in quick....

ive said before on other threads, while i aint big on killing snakes if you dont know what you are doing just kill any venomous ones that are near your house....if you try and move them and [bleep] up and get bit your likely looking at $100,000 in doctor bills......
Nearly $100k for a snakebite treatment is extreme any way you look at it.


this aint going in for a flu shot....your looking at cardiac, respiratory, clotting and a whole host of other issues.....except for a hand full of species you are fighting against a cocktail of chemicals made to do 2 things VERY well, destroy tissue in preparation for digestion and to kill....what is your hand or leg worth to you? your life?

the average adult can survive a copperhead bite with no antivenin provided they have good antibiotics....your gonna loose tissue but you aint likely to die....an eastern diamond back bites you and you are going to have the undevided attention of a half to full dozen medical staff for atleast 12 hours and that aint cheap....
Son, my mama used to say of folks like you that "you'd argue with a signpost and then knock it down for not arguing back,". You really don't get it. I hope you're not in great pain today. Have a good one.