How dangerous is the rattle poison?

rattlesnake poison can kill large animals and humans, but rattlesnake in humans is very rarely deadly. The United States usually sees about 8,000 rattles a year, but only about a dozen of these victims finally succumb to the poison. Although death does not occur, the rattle poison can lead to problems with blood clotting and tissue damage, and some of the rattles of the rattle exclude poison that can cause paralysis. Many rattlesnut bings are known as a "dry bite" or bite in which the snake cannot secrete the poison. Snakes usually use dry bites as a self -defense mechanism, while fully poisonous bite are often reserved for hunting prey. Western ratchet diamondback, originally from the southwestern desert of North America, is considered one of the most dangerous snakes on this continent, even if it is not most poisonous. Mojave Rattlesnake, whose poison is able to cause paralysis in humans, is also considered quite dangerous. Other snakes such as the rattle of eastern diamond, mThey are more toxic, but in general they are considered to be less threat because they are usually less aggressive and less likely to attack.

It is assumed that bite from wild rattles are relatively rare. Experts believe that most of the ascension bite, at least in developed countries such as the United States, come from the ratchet. Snake owners can unintentionally angry snakes while manipulating them, causing bite.

rattlesnakes usually do not burden on humans or other large animals unless they feel extremely endangered. Although the rattlesnakes hit people, they often do it simply as a self -image maneuver to take the time to escape. These bits often do not say any rattle of the ratchet.

Incorrect first aid treatment can often be partly to blame for the negative consequences of the rattling bite. Folk remedies on a snake bites usually support an attempt atYetting the ratchet of rattles by cutting or sucking bites. Other popular myths report that the location of the turnstile above the bite area, cooling the area of ​​ice bites, or even applying electricity to the bite area can stop the spread of rattle of rattles throughout the body. In fact, these treatments can further complicate the emergency situation and increase the risk of victim of the bite of infection, tissue damage and limb loss.

Symptoms of Lattlesnake bite can take several hours to appear for several hours. Emergency medical assistance should usually be sought immediately. In general, the longer the waiting for medical help, the more dangerous the poison. The victim should generally be kept calm and still until the help is due. In appropriate handling, almost all the victims of the ratchet bite are annoyed in a few weeks.