Thank you Simon. Great video. Puff adder's venom is only cytotoxic, slow-acting and fatal bites are extremely rare. Cape cobra's venom, on the other hand, is neurotoxic and causes progressive weakness and may affect breathing. What do you think of using a Smart bandage to apply pressure immoblisation? Are there any Boomslang on the estate?
Hi Magdalena 👋 Thank you for your question. A pressure bandage is useful in neurotoxic and hemotoxic bites if medical care is at a distance. As venom is moved in the endocrine system which is way slower than the circulatory system, in this area they would be of little use. In cytotoxic bites, the immense swelling that occurs negates their use and in fact could be harmful. Boomslang have not been positively identified on the estate as far as I am aware. They are more of a woodland species, although it is possible that one could be brought in with landscaping trees from further afield. Unfortunately, due to a general lack of knowledge, misidentification of snakes is common, and so all green snakes are boomslang, all black snakes are mambas, and any mottled snake is a puff adder…
Thank you for your question. A pressure bandage is useful in neurotoxic and hemotoxic bites if medical care is at a distance. As venom is moved in the endocrine system which is way slower than the circulatory system, in this area they would be of little use. In cytotoxic bites, the immense swelling that occurs negates their use and in fact could be harmful. Boomslang have not been positively identified on the estate as far as I am aware. They are more of a woodland species, although it is possible that one could be brought in with landscaping trees from further afield. Unfortunately, due to a general lack of knowledge, misidentification of snakes is common, and so all green snakes are boomslang, all black snakes are mambas, and any mottled snake is a puff adder…
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well presented and very helpful. Thank you
Very informative.
Thank you Simon. Great video.
Puff adder's venom is only cytotoxic, slow-acting and fatal bites are extremely rare. Cape cobra's venom, on the other hand, is neurotoxic and causes progressive weakness and may affect breathing.
What do you think of using a Smart bandage to apply pressure immoblisation?
Are there any Boomslang on the estate?
Hi Magdalena 👋 Thank you for your question.
A pressure bandage is useful in neurotoxic and hemotoxic bites if medical care is at a distance. As venom is moved in the endocrine system which is way slower than the circulatory system, in this area they would be of little use. In cytotoxic bites, the immense swelling that occurs negates their use and in fact could be harmful.
Boomslang have not been positively identified on the estate as far as I am aware. They are more of a woodland species, although it is possible that one could be brought in with landscaping trees from further afield. Unfortunately, due to a general lack of knowledge, misidentification of snakes is common, and so all green snakes are boomslang, all black snakes are mambas, and any mottled snake is a puff adder…
I would think for the cobra you would at least want to put a compression bandage on the site. Also wondering if any black mambas frequent the area?
Thank you for your question. A pressure bandage is useful in neurotoxic and hemotoxic bites if medical care is at a distance. As venom is moved in the endocrine system which is way slower than the circulatory system, in this area they would be of little use. In cytotoxic bites, the immense swelling that occurs negates their use and in fact could be harmful.
Boomslang have not been positively identified on the estate as far as I am aware. They are more of a woodland species, although it is possible that one could be brought in with landscaping trees from further afield. Unfortunately, due to a general lack of knowledge, misidentification of snakes is common, and so all green snakes are boomslang, all black snakes are mambas, and any mottled snake is a puff adder…