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hey jendee...the venom really isn't a location variable dependent issue. it's def more of a how much was injected and your physical condition at the time. i was recently asked to give an "expert opinion" on a snakebite case where anti venom was withheld because "snakes around here aren't that 'poisonous' ". this was clearly a mistake. a bite can be misconstrued as a "no big deal" only because it may have been a dry bite, or possibly a mild envenomation (bites really are a dynamic problem rather than a static problem...i've seen bites go from what appeared to be mild in the field to fairly significant by the time they got to the ER)...

as far as your kiddos go and their allergic responses to insect bites, that will have no bearing on venom from a snakebite. two totally diff issues. yes, *most* hospitals do keep anti venom (CroFab) on hand, and if they don't, you would need to be transferred to one that does. as far as tying off, no....don't do that. your best "first responder" treatment is rapid transport to hospital. in most cases in oklahoma, you're gonna get to a facility pretty quickly.

don't know if any of this helped....to the OP, sorry to highjack thread. jendee, feel free to ask if you need any other info.

good to find another okie on the board....maybe we'll bump into each other at a show sometime...