Hello; Here in my area of the USA are only two or maybe three snakes that carry poison. Copperhead, rattlesnakes and maybe the cotton mouth. The cotton mouth is not supposed to be this far north, but I am not so sure. There is a coral snake in the south that I have never seen in the wild.
Folks usually survive a copperhead bite. No fun but they survive. The rattlers are much more deadly and there are a variety of them. The diamond back is the big one in the woods in my area.
Here is a little tidbit which I cannot confirm. The cost of anti-venom has gone up big time and is harder to come by. Apparently one of the reasons is the rattle snake roundups that use to be held are now stopped or at least reduced. One of the side benefits of these roundups was the collection of venom. It is my understanding that animal rights group(s) are responsible for stopping the roundups.
I know they had a point as to the way the snakes were collected in fairly large numbers that might not have been a sustainable harvest. I think they mostly did not like the various ways the snakes were treated. Anyway there now may not be the anti-venom handy if a rattler gets you.
You folks in Africa have a much wider variety of the deadly snakes. You win that one.
Folks usually survive a copperhead bite. No fun but they survive. The rattlers are much more deadly and there are a variety of them. The diamond back is the big one in the woods in my area.
Here is a little tidbit which I cannot confirm. The cost of anti-venom has gone up big time and is harder to come by. Apparently one of the reasons is the rattle snake roundups that use to be held are now stopped or at least reduced. One of the side benefits of these roundups was the collection of venom. It is my understanding that animal rights group(s) are responsible for stopping the roundups.
I know they had a point as to the way the snakes were collected in fairly large numbers that might not have been a sustainable harvest. I think they mostly did not like the various ways the snakes were treated. Anyway there now may not be the anti-venom handy if a rattler gets you.
You folks in Africa have a much wider variety of the deadly snakes. You win that one.