Of course.
Coach, were you a consulted on this?
100 Skills Every Man Should Know | The Art of Manliness
Of course.
When treating snake bites we don't wash the venom off over here as it helps identify the type of snake.
Treatment of Australian Snake Bites
The some of the things mentioned about snake bites are wrong. Sucking the venom out doesn't work, and compression bandages are a no-no on most vipers as the damage which they inflict is via tissue destroying toxins.
Compression bandages are helpful on bites from species that have mainly fast acting, neurotoxins such as the mambas, taipan, krait, and some species of cobra. Depending on how far from medical help I am, I might consider a compression bandage on a bite from the two species of tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus simus/Crotalus d. terrificus) as they both have high levels of neurtoxin and death would likely be the result of respiratory failure not tissue destruction.
This is a pretty good write up on how to deal with venomous (not poisonous) snake bite
Management of Venomous Snake Bites in North America - emdocs
So does "Read a Book". I think I recall Rip saying something to that effect.
Also consulted:
- a gay hipster
- a cubscout
- an unemployed and science/tech-illiterate survivalist
100 skills does not advocate sucking out venom orally but recommend venom suction kits, (thought to be useless anyway). In Texas more chance of being bitten by a rabid dog or armadillo than a snake?