Directing snakes is their best way to avoid being bitten by a snake. That is not completely practical if you like to be outdoors. The next thing you can do is recognize when snakes are active and learn how to better limit your exposure to them.
Snakes are more active in spring, early summer and autumn. Most snake bits occur between April and October, when the weather is warm and outdoor activities are popular.
Although most snakes are not poisonous, there are several types of snakes in the United States that are poisonous. These include rattlesnakes, water moccasins (also called cotton), copper heads and coral snakes.
Way to the best health
Here are some things you can do to reduce your risk of snake coils:
- Regularly hedges, keep the grass cut and remove the brush from your patio and any nearby vacancies. This will reduce the number of places where snakes like to live.
- Do not allow children to play in vacancies with high grass and weeds.
- Always wear tweezers when moving firewood, brush or wood. This will safely expose any snake that may be hidden below.
- When moving through areas with high grass and weeds, always put on the floor in front of you with a stick or long post to scare any snake.
- Use long and loose pants and high boots when working or walking in areas where snakes are likely.
- Never handle snakes, even dead. If you see a snake, slowly go back to it.
- Always sleep in a cradle to camp.
- Take into account the snakes if you are swimming or wade in rivers, lakes or other bodies of water (this includes areas covered with water due to floods).
- Learn to identify poisonous snakes and avoid them.
Things to consider
A bite of a poisonous snake is a medical emergency. If you or someone else is bitten by a snake, get help immediately.
You may not know that a snake bit it, especially if it was bitten in water or high grass. The signs and symptoms of snake spots may include the following:
- Two puncture brands on the wound
- Redness or swelling around the wound
- Intense pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Difficulty breathing
- Fever symptoms, like sweating
- Numbness or tingling sensation on the fingers of the feet, fingers or area around the wound
- Blurred vision
- Diarrhea
- Fainting
- Seizures
- Fast pulse
What should I do if I get a snake bite?
- Keep calm and ask for help.
- If you are alone, try to get to the closest hospital as soon as possible.
- It restricts the movement as much as possible and tries to keep the wound just below the level of your heart. This will reduce the propagation of the poison.
- Remove any jewelry or tight clothes near the bite before the swelling begins.
- Try to remember how the snake was seen: its color, shape and marks. This will help with your treatment.
- Clean the bite with soap and water.
- Cover the bite with a clean and dry bandage.
What to do if a snake bites it:
- Never apply ice to the snake bite or soak the wound in the water.
- Never cut the place that has been bitten.
- You never try to suck the venom of the snake bite.
- Never apply a tourniquet or try to stop the flow of blood to or from the snake bite.
- Never try to collect or catch the snake.
- Do not drink alcohol to relieve the pain of a snake bite.
- Do not drink drinks with caffeine like coffee or soda after a snake bit it.
When to see a doctor
Snakes will generally avoid people and bite only if they feel threatened. Most snakes are quite harmless (non -poisonous/non -poisonous). Even so, if you are bitten by some type of snake, you must take it seriously.
Even non -poisonous snakes can represent a threat if it has not had a tetan reinforcement in the last 10 years. If you have had a reinforcement, and you know that the snake that was not poisonous, you may not need to see a doctor. Just be sure to disinfect the bite area and observe symptoms such as fever and vomiting. If you have any symptoms, look for immediate medical attention.
If you are not sure what type of snake bit you, the treatment is like a medical emergency.
Questions to ask your doctor
- Is there medicine that can take for the bite to feel better?
- What will be my recovery time for a snake bite?
- Is there any long -term effect of snake coils?
- Can you give me antivenom if I don’t know what kind of snake bit me?
Resources
Centers for disease control and prevention: how to prevent or respond to a snake bite
