For our purposes Nonvenomous Snakes Venomous Snakes Pit Vipers Rattlesnakes Copperheads Water Moccasins Coral Snakes How to Tell the Difference NON Venomous Snake Rounded Head Round Pupil ID: 1015885
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1. SNAKEBITE
2. 2 Categories of Snakes in the USA (For our purposes)Non-venomous SnakesVenomous SnakesPit VipersRattlesnakesCopperheadsWater MoccasinsCoral Snakes
3. How to Tell the DifferenceNON Venomous SnakeRounded HeadRound PupilPit Viper (Venomous)Triangular HeadElliptical PupilPit between eye and nostril
4. How to Tell the Difference #2NON VenomousRounded HeadVenomousTriangular or Arrowhead Head
5. How to Tell the Difference #3 For the FoolhardyNON Venomous Split Tail PlatesVenomous Single Tail Plates
6. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
7. Copperhead
8. Water Moccasin
9. Coral Snake “Red next to yellow, You’re a dead fellow”
10. Where Do We Find Snakes?
11. So, You Are Bitten By a Snake
12. Pit Viper
13. It Will Leave a Mark!
14. So, What is the Risk?8,000 venomous snakebites per year in US8 deathsAlmost ALL people live DESPITE what is done to them
15. Who is Bitten? Hey ya’ll watch this!Majority of snakebites occur during intentional interaction with snakeWhite males 25-34 years oldAlcohol and/or drugs impairment are commonFrequently occur while trying to catch or kill a wild snakeWhere is the bite?Intentional InteractionUpper extremitiesAccidental contact with snakeLower extremities (foot and ankle)
16. What Affects Severity of BiteDon’t despair, all is not lost Dry biteNo venom is injectedYou are injected with venom – what affects the outcomeSize and age of snake (young snakes can be worse than older snakes)When was snake’s last mealThreat perceived by the snakeEmotional state of snakeSize and age of the victim
17. Signs and Symptoms of SnakebiteSevere pain at bite site Redness and swellingPuncture woundNumbness and tinglingNausea or vomitingBreathing difficultyVision disturbance
18. Treatment of SnakebiteDon’t get anyone else bitten!!Lay the person downBite at level of heartKeep calm and at restTreat the wound with usual first aid measuresApply a splint Remove tight clothing, shoes or jewelryEvacuate on a Stretcher!Call 911
19. No, No, No……NEVER!
20. Do Not:Molest the snakeDelay medical attentionApply a tourniquet or constricting bandPerform kitchen-table surgery (No “X” over the bite)Suck out the venomApply iceGive alcohol as painkiller (It really isn’t snake bite medicine)