Brutkey

Jennifer
@Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org

I was hiking in this general area the day this happened. Why on earth would anyone pick up a rattlesnake?? It's really sad but also was totally preventable. Snake bite treatment in the wilderness is something I'm really not very clear on, there's so much conflicting information. I generally focus on avoiding snakes while in the wilderness and wearing boots. A couple people I know have been bitten on the foot walking around in sandals.
#Snake #Hiking
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/hiker-dies-from-snakebite-in-tennessee-state-park

Still Nmyownworld
@Still_Nimmy@starbase80.wtf

@Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org "One study from West Virginia estimated that two-thirds of the people who sought help for snakebite at one clinic had picked up, attacked, or otherwise provoked the animal." 😐

Brian Davis
@intrepidhero@vmst.io

@Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org I looked into wilderness snake bite protocol at one point because I was camping in rattlesnake country. The advice was treat it like a puncture wound and get to a major hospital in less than 3 hours or make peace. It's very survivable iffff you can beat those 3 hours. 😬

But also very avoidable. Just give them space.