 My husband got bit by a snake!!
I can't believe I'm writing this; it seems so unreal that this actually happened last night.
My husband was bit by a snake. He was working at his shop (as always), and there's a field right by the building. This little tiny snake came slithering in, and my husband, thinking he was Jeff Corwin or something, tried picking the thing up by it's tail, and tossit outside! Well it just zoomed around and got him right on his thumb nuckle. Luckily, his buddy, Robert was there, and thankfully he was quick thinking and acting! Robert caught the snake in a tubberware container. Donald's (my hubby) hand was swelling and he was obviously in serious pain. Robert took the snake and Donald to the hospital a couple miles away. Ends up it was a baby rattler, but it only has this little hard thing on the end of the tail that's called a 'button', no rattle yet. Come to find out they have the full venom of an adult. Donald had thought it was a gardner snake, or something because there was no rattle. The only thing that saved him was it got him in a bony part of the hand, so the fangs didn't sink all the way in to release all the venom it had. And of course Robert's quick and calm response! Whew!
The hospital admitted him, and at this point we're waiting for the Dr to come by examine and release him. He says he feels kinda weak and nausated, but besides that fine. The nurse said he'd feel tired and flu-like for the next few days. And I don't think he'll ever touch a snake (that he doesn't know - our son has a ball python) again! |