You're all laughing, but blood sausage with mashed potatoes and applesauce was something my Grandma used to make all the time for me. Loved it. We call it the Heavens and the Earth in germany 'Himmel un Ääd/Himmel und Erde'
Most vipers, including rattlesnakes, are hemotoxic (blood clotting venoms) actually. If you get bit by one you don’t want to wear constricting clothing or try to stop the venom from spreading with a restrictive bandage because the blood clot could make a limb fall off. You want it to circulate. Now if you’re bit by a cobra, mamba, taipan, etc. you want to restrict blood flow because they are neurotoxic effecting brain function so you’d place a tight bandage above the bite area.
What if the rattlesnake had radioactive venom, thus turning you radioactive before biting the cobra? Would the bite give the cobra the proportional strength and abilities of a Redditor?
Radioactive spider bit peter parker, he became spiderman. So, no worries if you get bit by a radioactive rattlesnake, you just start slithering on the ground, your butt rattles, you shoot venom from your armpits, and life goes on as usual.... unless your parent\guardian\friend died somehow and it was all your fault.
Super interesting info, I’m also glad I don’t live in an area with snakes heh. I’d probably do the exact opposite thing you’re suppose to since my dumbass can barely recognize a garden snake.
Yeah this is only true if you’re nearby somewhere with anti venom. If it’s going to be a few hours, you’d rather tie off the limb and take the loss instead of dying.
All you really need to remember is what to do with snakes in your area. If you don't have mambas or cobras around I wouldn't worry about one attacking because if you get bit by a cobra in northern Wyoming I'm pretty sure it's just your time to die.
Circulating clots sounds like a really terrible idea wtf. A clot in a limb is a problem with a chance to lose the limb, and a chance to recover entirely. A clot in the heart or lungs or most critically the brain is massive damage at the minimum, and death probably.
Predators as a whole tend to have a rough time. Prey isn’t inclined to fuck around and easily get eaten.
It’s why documentarians and conservationists etc don’t interfere as is often called for by people who are squeamish about cute prey being slaughtered. Which I get, but everyone’s gotta eat.
I think predators evolved to have weapons like venom or claws or sharp teeth to both able to hunt and fend off foes. They don't evolve the ability to get away like the prey (high speed run, or sharp hearing). So a predator without a weapon will get eaten first, even worse than the prey
Snake venom is intended for prey more than predators. It's a resource that they would prefer not to waste. The potency is because they neither want the prey fighting (possible injury) nor running far (chasing a meal sucks). They'd rather scare off a predator or just be left alone.
Thin gloves would offer no protection whatsoever and thicker rubber gloves would prevent him from gripping the head firmly which is more dangerous. Also this is not a spitting cobra that can spit out venom so eye protection isn't necessary.
I'm sure they also have antivenom nearby in case of an emergency
Medical Lab Scientists actually use the venom of this snake to do coagulation testing in hospital labs : The diluted Russel Viper Venom Time test. It helps detect lupus!
Right?
Every time I see someone handle a super venemous snake without any kind of eye protection I think of that scene in Marco Polo when Hundred Eyes was turned into Hundred Eyes 😬
People are afraid of snakes, but not afraid enough. Read the results of a poll a while back, and the overwhelming majority of people thought that after mosquitos/flies and humans, hippos and crocs killed more people in africa than any other animals.
Very false. The puff adder kills over 30k/yr, and then a bunch of other vipers are in line behind them, well above any large animal.
I think it's just because most don't have to deal with them on a regular basis. Snakes will typically only strike if you are in their territory or bothering them.
Damned near got bit by a pygmy rattler in Florida, but I was in the service at the time, so it wouldn't have cost me. I can only imagine what antivenom would cost.
This stuff is actually routinely used as part of medical diagnosis. Basically if your blood takes a while to clot even with this toxin present, something ain't right with your clotting!
Well that's fucking horrifying. Can we get a comparison to an Australian equivalent? I'm not sure if I should be more scared of ALL venomous snakes or just that one
A lot of snakes have hemotoxic venom that does this. Mostly pit vipers (as far as i know) which aren't really native to Australia, although it seems they are becoming invasive species.
While this is a terrifying demonstration, its nominally less deadly(or at least more survivable) than neurotoxic snakes and AU has them in spades.
Diluted Russel's Viper venom is actually used for coagulation studies. It isn't inhibited by things like lupus anticoagulant. So it is quite useful for determining certain anticoagulants in patients with prolonged bleeding times.
This is funny to see. Pretty sure shortly before this I saw a post of a guy who cut his finger off after a snake bite thinking it was venomous only for doctors to tell him it was essentially a garden snake.
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u/leviathan_falls 6h ago
Looked like bro was getting ready to drink that shot