Re: [OM] [OT]WAS ALERT, NOW Snake Identification

[W. J. Liles]

O.C wrote:
-- snip -- So is the practice of cutting into the wound and sucking out
the
> venom. The venom has proteolytic enzymes that ensure a very quick
> penetration into the tissues so that attempting to suck venom from the
> wound is futile.
> 
> Oben
>

Also sucking the wound introduces some really nice bacteria that can
make a comparitively minor bite a major infected mess.  

Jerry Liles


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