[meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake

From: Count Deiro <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:54:54 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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Hi List,

What makes the venom of a Mohave Green so lethal is it's complex hemo/neuro cocktail of enzymes. It has a component that allows the venom to diffuse through human tissue quickly using the lymph and vascular systems. It takes away the ability of your red blood cells to carry oxygen while at the same time shutting down the sympathetic nervous system. Basically, you become paralyzed and suffocate to death while twitching, swelling and bleeding from almost every orfice and internally. The Mohave is rated as one of the ten deadliest snakes in the world and next to the nine foot Eastern Diamondback us the most dangerous snake in America. It is responsible for several deaths a season.

Many of us here in the Mohave Desert have developed and follow this ten step protocol to treat a venemous snake bite. I am not a physician and you should avail yourself of professional assistance if bitten. I am only relating what I have seen and been told by others for your

1. Sit victim down. 2. Call 911 and note the time. 3.Send for vehicle, or arrange to carry victim to pick up point keeping bite site below heart. 3. Forcefully urinate in bite mark. (It's sterile and neutralizes some enzymes in the venom and washes it out of wound.) 4. Place suction cups from kit on fang holes, or cuts. 5.Draw two inch circle around fang marks with pen, or marker. 6. Don't squeeze on wound trying to get venom out. 7. Place lymph restriction band from kit on center of muscle of calf, or bicep, just tight enough to depress flesh 1/4 inch. 8. Place ice pack around limb above bite. 9. If available, have victim drink twice normal dosage of liquid antihystamine from an over the counter children's allergy medicine. 10.Photograph head and tail of snake, or bring it with you!!!

Look where you put your feet and hands. Meteorite canes and staffs will protect you somewhat.

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536





















         


-----Original Message-----
>From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 15, 2010 8:48 AM
>To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake
>
>Hi Adam,
>
>Good post. Everyone should carry a snake-bite kit when out hiking or
>prospecting in areas with venomous snakes. We have rattlesnakes down
>here in Florida and they congregate in areas of thick Palmetto bushes
>where they are impossible to see.
>
>When I was a kid and used to go hiking with my dad and grandpa, we
>always carried a snake bite kit - such a kit can buy you some time and
>spare you some misery until you get to a hospital.
>
>Best regards and happy huntings,
>
>MikeG
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>On 11/15/10, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> Just a note to warn meteorite hunters not to be too complacent.
>>
>> The most feared creature here in the Southwest is the Mojave Green
>> Rattlesnake
>> and rightfully so considering its venom is 75 times more deadly than that
>> of a
>> Cobra. You got about 1/2 hour to get anti-venom and if you survive a bite
>> from
>> this fellow, you can count on around a $60,000.00 hospital bill. They come
>> out
>> in the fall and you are most likely to run into one in the morning warming
>> itself in the sun. They hide in and around creosote bushes which are
>> everywhere.
>>
>>
>> I see people listening to I Pods or wearing metal detector headphones while
>> searching for meteorites, oblivious to their surroundings. The only
>> warning we
>> got when we ran into this deadly snake was the shaking of its rattles. I
>> have
>> heard Western Diamondbacks before and their rattle is much louder than the
>> Mojave Green. I had a lot more confidence searching with knee high Kevlar
>> snake boots until we ran into this fellow. The snake we ran into was up in
>> the
>> bush waist high before it dropped to the ground and took up a strike
>> posture.
>>
>>
>> We nicked named this large and fat, 4 foot plus snake "Mojave Green Jeans"
>>
>> Luckily, I had an image stabilizer on my camera. I may have been shaking
>> more
>> than the snake. The closer I got to it, the quicker the rattle shook. At
>> one
>> point, it sounded like a constant whoosh instead of a rattle. I would back
>> off
>> to about 6 feet away from it and then it would go silent for a while so I
>> don't
>> think they give you much warning. Just two weeks ago, we ran into a snake
>> we
>> were unable to identify which struck out at my brother in laws magnetic
>> cane.
>> It was also hidden in a bush. It wasn't a rattler but had some pretty wild
>> looking checker board pattern.
>>
>> Meet Mojave Green Jeans:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/AMojaveGreen-a.jpg
>>
>> I Counted 11 Rattles, A Very Mature Snake:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/AMojaveGreen-b.jpg
>>
>> Side View:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/AMojaveGreen-c.jpg
>>
>> The Business End - Poised To Strike:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/AMojaveGreen-d.jpg
>>
>> Be Careful!
>>
>> Happy Hunting,
>>
>> Adam
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