just a question for all venomous snake owners

[Icicle]

I admit I know nothing about venomous snake! So here is my question do any or all of you keep your own antidote some place just in case, or just hope you can reach a medical center in time
I am sorry if this is something you people don't like to think about.

[_Sam_]

I'd assume that if you kept a vemomous snake, you'd want the antidote somewhere nearby. I think it'd be pretty darn irresponsible and arrogant to think "oh, I won't get bit, I'll just be careful" haha.

[phillipswildbill]

Originally Posted by tdg_onex

I'd assume that if you kept a vemomous snake, you'd want the antidote somewhere nearby. I think it'd be pretty darn irresponsible and arrogant to think "oh, I won't get bit, I'll just be careful" haha.

I'm tellin ya!

[Stigma]

they had better...either that or make sure they atleast have their will written already

[duckworth]

most hospitals won't allow you to supply your own a/v, but some will and some of those require that it be kept at their facility.

and in 10 years when that a/v is losing its pop and those 10 vials become about as useless as 1-3 vials, you have to spend a few more thousand to update that problem.

keeping around all the a/v the average collection would necessitate would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars every decade or so. no one could afford it.

there needs to be an antivenom co-op but the hot keepers are a microcosm of the herp community. reptile keepers are notoriously unorganized and that leads to all sorts of problems, like lack of an antivenom bank that anyone can utilize with a membership fee, the ability to really fight unfair legislation, etc.

really, your best bet IS to know what you're doing, be careful and never overextend yourself, kinda like when you jump in the car and go to town. insured or not, a bad wreck will still kill you. sometimes being safe and responsible isn't enough when others are not.

at least when it comes to hots, you have control of the situation (or you should)

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

[BWSmith]

Luckily, all of my venomous specimens are treated with CroFab which is stocked at local hospitals.

But yes, it is always best to have your own supply if you deal with exotics.

[morti]

The herpers who happen to live in South Florida are in good shape because the Miami Dade Fire Department runs a program called "Venom One". They stock a wide variety of antivenom and are trained in its administration.

Here in the Midsouth/midwest (Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana) they tend to call upon a man named Jim Harrison (who is of debatable merit amongst hot keepers) and take all his antivenom for venomous bites. That's never fun.

I am not a hot keeper, but I was doing the preliminary stuff to keep cobras when the Kentucky ban went through... I had already spoken with my doctor, hospital, and started the FDA paperwork to import cobra antivenom. I was ready to send it out when the ban went through.

Color me angry.