The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences has started a project to produce Anti-venom to help people in Pakistan who get bitten by snakes. About fifty thousand people per year die in Pakistan from snake bites. About 90% of those who die do so because of the lack of availability of the life saving substance. They believe if it were produced at the local level that it can mean far more lives being saved. Currently they import it from India but its only useful for one type of snake bite. The believe that producing it locally they can make it available for all 4 kinds of bites that they see and not only that. it will sell for about Rs400. Currently the imported
Anti-venom sells for about Rs1,900
Category Archives: Herp Attacks
Thia Crocodile victims body recovered
DRN just reported today about a Thia man who was fishing and taken by a Crocodile. Well police reported that at about 12:40PM they recovered the mans body floating near the bank, about 100 meters from where the attack happened. Authorities are warning people to keep a close eye out because they believe the Crocodile is still lurking somewhere near by. The body of the fisherman was taken to RIPAS Hospital for an autopsy.
Walmart sued for snake
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Silsbee Walmart knowingly allowed a snake to roam the store and bite her son.
Aimee Ray Battle Is suing the Texas Walmart for knowingly allowing a snake to roam the store and not warning customers. Aimee claims her son was bitten on the arm and while it dose not specify what kind of snake it was the suite claims that her son suffered serious and permanent bodily injury because of the bite.
“”The presence of small children on Defendants’ premises was reasonably foreseeable, in that, Wal-Mart is a major department store where children frequently accompany adults and browse the large toy department, The condition of Defendants’ premises created an unreasonable risk of harm to both adults and children because of the risk of being bitten, as was the minor Plaintiff. Defendants knew or should have known that this condition involved an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury to people and particularly children.” Is what the original complaint said.
Aimee is seeking damages for physical impairment, disfigurement, physical and mental pain, suffering, anguish, medical expenses and interest.
Teen bitten by Brown Snake
An 18-year-old Deepwater man was bitten on the hand by an Eastern Brown Snake after trying to capture it from a shed on his property. When the helicopter arrived to airlift him they found him vomiting blood, The paramedic say it was clear he received a large dose of venom. The snake was captured but while being shown to paramedics it got out of the bucked and was not re captured. The man is still is serous condition at Bundaberg Hospital. The incident has prompted stern warnings from local zoo’s and wildlife experts who believe re3cent wet weather has driven wildlife closer to homes.
Albino Monocled Cobra will live
The Cobra that bit Eric Bortz will live, Not only did a wildlife educator in Massachusetts buy the Cobra but he also purchased the Rattle snake and Copperhead. that Bortz kept. I for one am actually surprised as I had already figured the snakes had been destroyed so its sweet to know they have a new home. Officials cited department policy for not releasing the name of the new keeper.
Boy taken by Crocodile.
A 14 year old boy was playing in a creek with his brothers when he was taken by a Crocodile about 450km east of Darwin. Sergeant Craig Ryan said the boys were swimming when one of them alarmed the others and he has not been seen since. According to authorities it has been hard to get searchers to the location because of wet conditions it is not accessible by road.
Snake bites man on the……….snake.
The China Times reported that a 51yo man was bitten on the penis by a snake as he sat on the toilet. They reported it as a Rat Snake. He is currently being treated at Puli Christian Hospital with minor injuries and will be sent home after the risk of infection has passed said a director, who declined to be named.