Here some interesting facts on Florida's venomous
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channel. Of he five venomous snakes
that can be found in Florida the
northern copperhead which also belongs
to the pit viper subfamily like
rattlesnakes and water moccasin has
least potent venom. Bites a very
painful, causing damage to muscle and
bone tissue but they are rarely fetal!
Antivenin could be used to treat an
envenomation but usually it is not
administrated for the copperhead bites.
As the risk of complications of an
allergic reaction to the treatment are
greater than the risk from the snake bite itself,
where in most cases the antivenin
can cause an immune reaction called
serum sickness which in itself can turn out fetal for
the snake bite victim.
The dusky pigmy rattlesnake is the
smallest of the North American rattle
snake species. Also known as the ground
rattler or leave rattler which usually grows
around two feet in length due to its
size the pygmy rattlesnake is unable to
produce enough venom to deliver a fatal
bite to a human adult. It's cytotoxic toxic
venom is strongly hemorrhagic and tissue
toxic. Abite from a dusky pigmy
rattlesnake will give its victim an
unpleasant time for several days. However
bites involving children have resulted in
prolonged hospitalization with reports
of necrosis or tissue decay.
Antivenin does not appear to be effective in the
treatment of pymy rattlesnake bites.
However, tests on animal models confirmed
that under the names such as crofab
does seem to do a better job than ACP.
The cottonmouth also known as water
moccasin is Florida's most feared
venomous snake due to its aggressive
nature. These semi aquatic pit viper
will often stand its ground when
approached, display its fags and strike at
anything within this proximity. the bike
is generally more painful than the bite
of a copper and potentially fatal if
left untreated. Also death is rare, the venom
has strong photolytic activity that can
lead to severe tissue destruction and
even require amputation of the victims
extremity. Bites can be effectively
treated the crofab antivenin. This serum is
derived using venom components from four
species of American pit vipers such as the eastern
and western diamondback rattlesnakes, the
mojave rattlesnake snakes
and the cottonmouth.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is Florida's
largest venomous snake, reaching over seven foot
in length when fully grown. Equipped with
a powerful set of fangs and a dose of
potentially fatal hemotoxic toxic venom.
These large rattlesnakes are also considered
Florida's deadly venomous snakes, with a
mortality rate around thirty percent if
snake bite victims are not treaded in
time. These snakes can reach a venom
yield up to 450 milligrams with only 100
milligram of its venom needed to kill
a healthy human adult. Regardless, this
potentially fatal venomous snake might
be considered Florida's most dangerous
snake but the very same pit viper will
display much of an aggressive behavior
when left alone.
The eastern coral snake might be considered
Florida's most reclusive serpent but it also possesses
the most toxic venom of any snakes found
in North America. Coral snakes belong to
the family of the lapis which includes
the world's deadliest Craits, Cobras and
Mambas. Bites from coral snakes are extremely
rare with only a handful of reported
fatalities in Florida. Ironically, the
injected neurotoxic venom doesn't seem
to cause much pain to the victim and therefore
often being ignored and left untreated. But their
neurotoxic venom is fast acting indeed,
blocking the neurotransmitters of the victim's
respiratory system, shutting down its
air supply and suffocating the victim
shortly thereafter. On a final note
Florida's venomous snakes play an
important part in our ecosystem and if
left alone painful and even deadly snake bite can
and will be avoided.
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