A Great Resource of Information

I read this online question about corn snake bite yesterday and not being a technician in this area I thought I would ask the Living with Wildlife team if they could help with an answer.

Less than 24 hours later the following response came back -

Even though a Corn Snake is considered "non-venomous" there is some evidence that they have toxins in their saliva which can cause localized reactions in some people. This seems to be the case in this instance although the possibility of secondary infection may also be a possibility - refer http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=main.snakes.display&id=SN1379 for more information.

It is great having resources like Living with Wildlife readily available online, because this type of subject is often not relevant to people until the are unlucky enough to be bitten by a snake.

That is why something like the online snake awareness course and the soon to be released e-Book can be so useful - both go into much greater detail on the subject of snakes, snake bite and how to reduce the chance of being bitten by one - for how much they cost it is well worth considering the course or the book.

Snake Bite Treatment For Horses

Just reading this article which is a timely reminder that it is not only humans that need to be aware of snakes, snake bite and appropriate snake bite treatment.

If any readers have stories of snakes, or snake bite incidents involving themselves or people they know, we would love to hear about them.

Check Out The Free First Aid Instructions!!!!

As was stated when this blog was first set up, Living with Wildlife's goal is to teach people about snakes, the way they behave when they come into contact with people and how you can greatly reduce the chances of being bitten by one.

It is an unfortunate fact, however, that people will still be bitten by snakes, so Living with Wildlife is pleased to provide, free of charge, downloadable First Aid for Elapid Snake Bite Instructions.

These instructions contain the most up to date first aid treatment for an Elapid snake bite, so if you travel, camp, bush walk, live in an area where snakes are a problem, or just have a medical interest in snake bite treatment, download the instructions, print them off, perhaps laminate the sheet to protect it and although we hope you never have to use it, please keep it easily accessible in case the need for snake bite treatment ever arises.

First Aid Instructions for Pit Vipers will also soon be available, so check the website when you can and download it with the compliments of Living with Wildlife when it becomes available (it's not too far away!!!).

Say Hello to Living with Wildlife!!!

Living with Wildlife would like to introduce itself to the people of the United States and is pleased to announce that after many sleepless nights and many hours of work its website is finally up and running!!!

This blog and the Living with Wildlife website have been set up to give people living and traveling throughout the United States a better understanding of snakes, how they react when they come into contact with humans and what people can do to greatly reduce the chance of bitten by a snake.

Living with Wildlife has been researching snakes and their behaviour since 1971, so we have a wealth of knowledge on the subject.

We would encourage people living in areas where snakes and snake bite is a problem to follow this blog and check out the information that is available on our website because we are confident that we have the knowledge and expertise to greatly reduce the chance of you being bitten by a snake.

We would also suggest that people traveling throughout the United States take the time to look over our website and take advantage of our Online Snake Awareness course because both will provide you with invaluable information on actions to take (or not take!!) if ever you come into contact with a snake on your travels.

We look forward to any inquiry or question you have on this fascinating subject, so please contact us, or post questions or comments on this blog because we hope that through the sharing of information we will give people a better appreciation of this much misunderstood animal.