it s true, they re more scared of you than you are of them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a new sanctuary, it strikes. i literally pulled the whole snake out of the tub attached to my stomach and i felt the teeth sink into me. david knows there s no time to spare and has a friend drive him to the hospital rather than wait for an ambulance.
it s not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. i m going to try to release myself out of the hospital and go home at this moment. as a professional snake handler he hesitates knowing the antivenom becomes less effective each time it s administered to the same person, but experts always recommend taking the antivenom. so the antivenom guy says, listen, they re not telling you everything, but you re in preliminary renal failure right now, your kidneys aren t functioning. if you don t get this you re going to die. this is coming from a friend of mine. i said let s get this rolling. i need it. let s do that. even with the antivenom it takes david months to fully recover, but he knows he s lucky to be alive. if you ever find yourself facing the fangs of a venomous snake the following tips may help you survive. identify the snake. if yo can do so safely. get to the hospital immediately.
them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a new sanctuary, it strikes. i literally pulled the whole snake out of the tub attached to my stomach and i felt the teeth sink into me. david knows there s no time to spare and has a friend drive him to the hospital rather than wait for an ambulance. get me there quick because i m having a bad head stuffed up and i m having problems breathing.
five hours later, he s not even sure he wants it anymore. it s not getting any worse, it s not getting better, but it s not as painful as it was. i m just going to release myself from the hospital. as a snake handler, he hesitates knowing that anti-venom becomes less effective every time it s administered. he says listen, they re not telling you everything, you re in preliminary reinal failure. if you don t get the anti-venom, you re going to die. even with the anti-venom, it takes david months to recover. if you ever find yourself facing the fannings of a venomous snake, these tips may help you
them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a new sanctuary, it strikes. i literally pulled the whole snake out of the tub attached to my stomach and i felt the teeth sink into me. david knows there s no time to spare and has a friend drive him to the hospital rather than wait for an ambulance.