Yo!

Arti · 02-07-14, 05:41 PM

Hi guys, I'm French, I live in the US, and I have absolutely zero passion for snakes! Why am I here, well thank you for asking, I'm a writer and I'm working on a story that involves a snake, I have a couple of questions for your community, and I'd love to be able to ask things around here whenever I got a snake in a story

Hope everyone is feeling sssssssuper great today.

infernalis · 02-08-14, 08:18 AM

ask away

Mikoh4792 · 02-08-14, 08:28 AM

welcome! What kind of story are you writing on?

**EL Ziggy** · 02-08-14, 08:56 AM

Welcome and best wishes.

TheFrogman · 02-08-14, 08:57 AM

Hello Arti and welcome, Id love to hear your questions.

**Tsubaki** · 02-08-14, 10:00 AM

Welcome

bigsnakegirl785 · 02-08-14, 10:28 AM

Hello and welcome! Stoked to hear you're willing to learn despite not being fond of them. I couldn't say as much for most people.

Arti · 02-08-14, 04:41 PM

Thanks guys!

Well, I'm currently working on 2 novels, (one of which is a sequel to this book here on wesleythezombie.com, if you're curious), but none of them have any snakes (for now!). On the other hand, I'm trying to get back into screenwriting, especially short film projects, and I'm working on an script idea in which a person is stranded in a desert and has been bitten by a snake.

The info I've found is a little contradictory so I'm not sure what's real, basically I'd like to know if there is a snake I could use in this script, a snake whose bite would be deadly after a time short enough that you can't get help from a hospital if you're a little too far (say, less than an hour). My problem is it needs to be sure, the character has to give up, I know you might say it'll depend on the bite etc, but I need the character to draw the conclusion that he'll be dead within the hour.

It could be a creature other than a snake, for that matter. From what I read, deadly bites are not that common, that's why I'm wondering what snake would be best for that scenario, and if Arizona is a possible location. I need the character to be hiking in a pretty desertic environment, I say Arizona but it could be plenty of other places, it doesn't even have to be the US.

Thoughts?

Arti · 02-08-14, 04:42 PM

Thanks guys!

Well, I'm currently working on 2 novels, (one of which is a sequel to this book here on wesleythezombie.com, if you're curious), but none of them have any snakes (for now!). On the other hand, I'm trying to get back into screenwriting, especially short film projects, and I'm working on an script idea in which a person is stranded in a desert and has been bitten by a snake.

The info I've found is a little contradictory so I'm not sure what's real, basically I'd like to know if there is a snake I could use in this script, a snake whose bite would be deadly after a time short enough that you can't get help from a hospital if you're a little too far (say, less than an hour). My problem is it needs to be sure, the character has to give up, I know you might say it'll depend on the bite etc, but I need the character to draw the conclusion that he'll be dead within the hour.

It could be a creature other than a snake, for that matter. From what I read, deadly bites are not that common, that's why I'm wondering what snake would be best for that scenario, and if Arizona is a possible location. I need the character to be hiking in a pretty desertic environment, I say Arizona but it could be plenty of other places, it doesn't even have to be the US.

Thoughts?

smy_749 · 02-08-14, 05:10 PM

King cobraaaa

smy_749 · 02-08-14, 05:10 PM

Sorry I didnt see the Arizona part haha, maybe a rattler?

Jim Smith · 02-08-14, 05:36 PM

Perhaps if he were bitten on or near the neck by a Mojave Rattlesnake it would react that quickly. The Mojave Rattlesnake (AKA Mojave Green Rattlesnake) delivers a highly neurotoxic venom, making it one of the most venomous of all rattlesnakes.

Arti · 02-08-14, 09:54 PM

So if you were bitten at the leg, it would take that much longer to kill you, even with a snake that powerful? Do people hike in the Mojave desert? I figure it's got to be a bit dangerous on your own no, with the coyotes and whatnot?

wrecker45 · 02-08-14, 10:02 PM

What about a sidewinder? Might be different.

Jim Smith · 02-08-14, 10:12 PM

While people do die from rattlesnake bites, it would be very rare that they would die in an hour, especially if they were bitten in the leg. If, on the other hand, the person was doing a bit of rock climbing and stuck their head up over a ledge that had a rattlesnake on it sunning, they could very easily be bitten on the head or neck. The range of the Mojave Rattlesnake can be found in southern California, southern Nevada, extreme southwestern Utah, most of Arizona, southern New Mexico, and some of Texas. It also ranges southward through much of Mexico to southern Puebla, so to answer your question, yes there is a lot of hiking in many of those areas.

As far as danger from coyotes, they range pretty much all across the southern U.S. all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. They're fairly common here in Georgia and are often seen in the city of Atlanta scrounging from dumpsters. The greatest danger from them would be if they had rabies and that seems to be more common among foxes and raccoons than coyotes.