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Old 02-07-2023, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoSno View Post
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
I stand by my contention that the CORAL snake is the MOST deadly. The CORAL snake venom attacks the nervous system of a human or animal. A copperhead has a acid-like poison that can be sucked out (before going to a hospital). Nothing is gained by sucking out a CORAL snake bit so you have to get to the Hospital for an antidote QUICKER than with a copperhead or rattlesnake. I know a person that got bitten by a rattlesnake and did NOT even KNOW that he was bitten. He was hiking and noticed that he had a slight limp, then he figured it out and went to a hospital - where they told him that it was a rattlesnake bite. Between a rattlesnake and a copperhead, I would think that the size of the snake would be more determinative of how much poison whichever one had.
...........And even IF that article was correct......I am sure that the CORAL snake is a close 2nd.
......Also, if the CDC says NOT to suck out the rattlesnake or copperhead venom........then I stand corrected.