New Article: My Experiences with Venomous Snakebites; plus Study Results: Venomous Snakes Bite 4.5 Million People Annually

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New Article: My Experiences with Venomous Snakebites; plus Study Results: Venomous Snakes Bite 4.5 Million People Annually

Hi All,

Please check out: Venomous Snakebites: A New Study & My Experiences
“In the USA, major zoos stock antivenin for staff use, and usually also respond to local emergencies. In my time with the Bronx Zoo, I responded to 10-12 local snakebites. Including bites handled by co-workers in that 21-year period, only one incident involved a person being bitten in the course of working outdoors (upstate NY); oddly, the culprit was the endangered Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus”. …Read article here: Venomous Snakebite - a New Study, and my own Experiences | That Reptile Blog
Comments and questions appreciated,

Thanks, Frank

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