Was moving some junk and stuck my hand right next to a little rattlesnake. He didn’t get me real good but good enough to earn me a night in the hospital and a $22,000 bag of antivenom. I thought it would hurt more but the pain wasn’t bad at all. Hope he’s still there when I get home!

Ouch....Didn't think anti venom was so much....does insurance pay for that? Looks like it worked though!...

Get well soon

Sorry about your bad luck. $22,000 for a bag? Wow!

I just was looking this up as it seems like an outrageous price...but the average hospital stay with anti-venom treatment runs $100,000 for a rattler bite.

Sounds like you got a great deal.

Hospital staff probably hatching out baby rattlers and turning them loose.

My son got nailed by a copperhead last year. 2 vials of CroFab antivenom was $92k not including the ER costs and overnight stay. Luckily insurance covered most of it.

Holy cow guys I guess its not a good idea to get bit. Heal up Elkguy. I was in western North Dakota a few years ago and stepped next to a small rattle snake and he missed. Wow, I was real lucky I guess.

I need to start farming pit vipers and milking and selling snake venom.

Keith

I know a few instances where the hospital wouldn’t give the patient anti-venom. They said if reaction got serious enough they would give it. Just curious if they gave you the option to take it or you requested it?