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How to Avoid Snake Bites
Avoiding Snake Bites in Your Backyard
How to Capture a Venomous Snake
How to Tell If a Snake Is Poisonous
First Aid Tools for Poisonous Snakes Attack
First Aid if an Adult is Bitten by a Snake
How to Use An Extractor to Remove Snake Venom
First Aid if a Child Bitten by a Snake
First Aid if a Pet is Bitten by a Snake
What Are the Most Common Venomous Snakes?
Common Snakes Not Native to USA
Common Misconceptions About Poisonous Snakes
How to Identify Coral & King Snakes
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The most important thing to remember if you’ve been bitten by a snake is not to panic. The increase… More
The symptoms of a venomous snake bite can be very clear, or they can be extremely mild. Sometimes such bi… More
The Most common ways to tell if a snake is venomous in this free first aid video.… More
How to use an extractor to remove venom in this free first aid video.… More
What to do if a pet (such as a dog) is bitten by a venomous snake in this free first aid video.… More
What to do if a child is bitten by a venomous snake in this free first aid video.… More
The distance of a snake's strike depends on the type of snake and the snake's size; however, most experts … More
Based on several factors, including lethality of venom, aggressive behavior and number of human fatalities… More
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Summary: What to do if a child is bitten by a venomous snake in this free first aid video.
Ginger Black works for a state facility where she handles venomous and non-venomous reptiles and amphibians on a weekly basis. She has received extensive training from the state...read more
"Hi, I'm Ginger Black. I'm a professional snake handler with Expert Village. We have talked about how to treat an adult that was bitten by a venomous snake. Now, let's talk about children. Parents are often more likely to freak out, to get really upset and excited over their child being bitten than they would over themselves being bitten. Parents want to know if they would have to identify the animal that bit their child. No, not necessarily, you don't. If you do happen to see the animal, try to note color, size, patterns on it. But, when you're reporting these things to the medical professionals, keep in mind, you do not want to exaggerate about the things you've seen. If it's your child bitten, it was a ten foot snake. It was huge, and it was the scariest thing you've ever seen. That's probably not really the truth of the matter. Try to keep it in perspective. You do want to keep the child and yourself as calm as possible. If you're upset and agitated, your child is going to be even more so. You want them as calm as you would an adult who was bitten. You want to get them to medical attention as quickly as possible and as safely as possible. If you can't handle driving them to the emergency room, call somebody to come and get them. When you get there, medical professionals are not going to automatically pull out anti-venom and shoot it into your child. There can be really bad reactions to anti-venom. It's very expensive. And, it's not always necessary. They'll most likely just going to treat symptoms as they arise. They're probably going to treat your child as if it's having a severe allergic reaction to something. Don't be alarmed by this. This is what they're supposed to do."
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