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!!!).