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Dang snakes #8634737 07/08/26 11:07 AM 07/08/26 11:07 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT E Elkguy OP trapper
Elkguy OP trapper E Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT	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! CBCS

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634742 07/08/26 11:17 AM 07/08/26 11:17 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. N.Y. G gcs trapper
gcs trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. N.Y.	Ouch....Didn't think anti venom was so much....does insurance pay for that? Looks like it worked though!...

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634745 07/08/26 11:22 AM 07/08/26 11:22 AM
Joined: Mar 2023 WI WI Outdoors trapper
WI Outdoors trapper Joined: Mar 2023 WI	Get well soon

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634774 07/08/26 12:16 PM 07/08/26 12:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 SEPA	Sorry about your bad luck. $22,000 for a bag? Wow! Eh...wot?

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634820 07/08/26 02:43 PM 07/08/26 02:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon	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 fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634916 07/08/26 08:24 PM 07/08/26 08:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Indiana I Indiancreek trapper
Indiancreek trapper I Joined: Mar 2020 Indiana	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.

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634930 07/08/26 09:19 PM 07/08/26 09:19 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Frazee, MN	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.

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634980 07/08/26 11:30 PM 07/08/26 11:30 PM
Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio.	I need to start farming pit vipers and milking and selling snake venom. Keith

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634984 07/09/26 12:16 AM 07/09/26 12:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 McCurtain Co. Oklahoma O OKforester trapper
OKforester trapper O Joined: Aug 2014 McCurtain Co. Oklahoma	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?

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8634990 07/09/26 02:13 AM 07/09/26 02:13 AM
Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS	And this is why most southerners don't go to the doc when they get bit lol. The door cracks open But there's no sun shining through Black heart scarring darker still But there's no sun shining through

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635006 07/09/26 05:59 AM 07/09/26 05:59 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas	Looks like you took a ride in the ambulance, that will likely cost more than that vial of antivenom Hope you recover quickly Diamondback or some other variety of rattler?

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635055 07/09/26 08:36 AM 07/09/26 08:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Dang, get well. NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA Proud member of NTA

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635068 07/09/26 09:28 AM 07/09/26 09:28 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Glad to hear you're on the mend. Continue to heal. Prayer sent. Grandkids are so much fun. We should have had them first.

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635073 07/09/26 09:37 AM 07/09/26 09:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 williamsburg ks D danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man"
danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man" D Joined: Dec 2006 williamsburg ks	some snake species its better get to a dr fast no matter the cost unless you are lucky and get a dry bite Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Re: Dang snakes [Re: KeithC] #8635075 07/09/26 09:39 AM 07/09/26 09:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by KeithC I need to start farming pit vipers and milking and selling snake venom. Keith I could See you doing that NRA Life Member

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635076 07/09/26 09:40 AM 07/09/26 09:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Elkguy 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! Get Well NRA Life Member

Re: Dang snakes [Re: Elkguy] #8635090 07/09/26 10:01 AM 07/09/26 10:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Missouri M mississippiposse trapper
mississippiposse trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Missouri	Get well

Re: Dang snakes [Re: OKforester] #8635103 07/09/26 10:35 AM 07/09/26 10:35 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT E Elkguy OP trapper
Elkguy OP trapper E Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT	I didn’t get a choice I guess, at least they didn’t say I had a choice. It didn’t seem to be traveling up my arm. Better safe than sorry though. CBCS

Re: Dang snakes [Re: BTLowry] #8635104 07/09/26 10:38 AM 07/09/26 10:38 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT E Elkguy OP trapper
Elkguy OP trapper E Joined: Apr 2012 Near Gardiner MT	Originally Posted by BTLowry Looks like you took a ride in the ambulance, that will likely cost more than that vial of antivenom Hope you recover quickly Diamondback or some other variety of rattler? Our little community has a volunteer fire department and ambulance service so that part was free. Probably going to give them a bigger donation next year! CBCS

Re: Dang snakes [Re: BTLowry] #8635105 07/09/26 10:39 AM 07/09/26 10:39 AM
Joined: Feb 2018 Hi-Line Montana Wild_Idaho trapper
Wild_Idaho trapper Joined: Feb 2018 Hi-Line Montana	Originally Posted by BTLowry Diamondback or some other variety of rattler? We only have prairie rattlers here. Matthew 5:3-12

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