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I have a new favorite show.
Venom ER
The hour-long show comes on Animal Planet. The show follows Dr. Bush, a venom expert, as he deals with snake- and spider-bite victims who come into the ER. While the show certainly is an edge-of-your-seat experience, it is also educational. The viewer takes the journey with Dr. Bush as he studies snakes, how they bite, why they bite, why they release and run, why they hang on... pretty much all the ins and outs.
Because the show takes place in Southern California, I am learning about the types of venomous snakes that are local to the area, the markings that identifies each, and the steps to follow to reduce damage following a bite. For instance, we don't have the same types of rattle snakes in south Georgia that we have here in Southern California. Here, there are Mojave... and also this horned rattle snake - it literally has small horns on its head!! I never knew that even existed before this show.
Dr. Bush can identify the type of snake that bit a person simply by examining the symptoms experienced by the victim.
Some of the symptoms are absolutely wild. I watched this one man (he was bit my a Mojave)... the snake held on for 15 seconds when it bit - highly unusual. But because of that long bite, the amount of venom pumped into the man early killed him. His entire body swelled, he developed blisters all over his body, his hand (where the snake bit) was the size of a basketball, his skin turned black, he was unconscious for 5 days... just a complete nightmare. His muscles were twitching out of control... his legs looked like there was an ocean of waves beneath the skin that were rolling. Wild, I tell you!
Tonight's episode had a pregnant woman who was bit by a black widow spider.
If I haven't thoroughly grossed you out, you should check it out. This show is just... wild!
Have you ever heard that baby snakes are more dangerous because they don't know how to control the amount of venom they deliver in a bite and so they deliver all their venom when they bite? Ever heard that? I had heard that. Turns out it's a myth. Not true. An adult snake delivers 3 to 30 times more venom.
Okay, enough about the snakes. Clearly, I'm enthralled.
.
I have a new favorite show.
Venom ER
The hour-long show comes on Animal Planet. The show follows Dr. Bush, a venom expert, as he deals with snake- and spider-bite victims who come into the ER. While the show certainly is an edge-of-your-seat experience, it is also educational. The viewer takes the journey with Dr. Bush as he studies snakes, how they bite, why they bite, why they release and run, why they hang on... pretty much all the ins and outs.
Because the show takes place in Southern California, I am learning about the types of venomous snakes that are local to the area, the markings that identifies each, and the steps to follow to reduce damage following a bite. For instance, we don't have the same types of rattle snakes in south Georgia that we have here in Southern California. Here, there are Mojave... and also this horned rattle snake - it literally has small horns on its head!! I never knew that even existed before this show.
Dr. Bush can identify the type of snake that bit a person simply by examining the symptoms experienced by the victim.
Some of the symptoms are absolutely wild. I watched this one man (he was bit my a Mojave)... the snake held on for 15 seconds when it bit - highly unusual. But because of that long bite, the amount of venom pumped into the man early killed him. His entire body swelled, he developed blisters all over his body, his hand (where the snake bit) was the size of a basketball, his skin turned black, he was unconscious for 5 days... just a complete nightmare. His muscles were twitching out of control... his legs looked like there was an ocean of waves beneath the skin that were rolling. Wild, I tell you!
Tonight's episode had a pregnant woman who was bit by a black widow spider.
If I haven't thoroughly grossed you out, you should check it out. This show is just... wild!
Have you ever heard that baby snakes are more dangerous because they don't know how to control the amount of venom they deliver in a bite and so they deliver all their venom when they bite? Ever heard that? I had heard that. Turns out it's a myth. Not true. An adult snake delivers 3 to 30 times more venom.
Okay, enough about the snakes. Clearly, I'm enthralled.
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