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Old 02-06-2023, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
A tetanus shot is used to prevent problems from cuts on rusty steel and iron object. Also if a dog bites you. Has nothing to do with snakes. For Poisonous snakes (except the CORAL SNAKE which has a nerve agent poisoning) you need to make a cut at the bite and then SUCK it out. You spit it out, but it can't hurt you in the stomach because of stomach acids. For a CORRAL snake you need to get a person to medical attention quickly, they have an antidote. There is a snake from India (I think) called a 3 stepper that kills people quicker than the CORAL snake. But the Coral snake is Florida's most poisonous snake, worse than a rattler, water moccsin, or a copperhead.
..........Now, I suggest that I am NOT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA about snakes. So, for more information trust your Google Machine the MOST.
The Coral is far from the most poisonous Florida snake.
You should try the google machine yourself.
The Most Venomous Snakes Of Florida - WorldAtlas

Coral snake anti-venom hasn't been made since 2003
If coral snake bites you, don't count on antivenin

The cut and suck out the venom is not recommended according to the CDC
Prevent or Respond to Snake Bite|Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

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