Fatal Attractions show was crap. But your wrong about why she died. She died because she did not tell the medical staff that it was a Urutu like they said in the show.Also she had an unknown health problem that lead to her bleeding into the brain. She said it was a pitviper so being in Ohio they gave CroFab which did stop her bleeding but at 72 hours they did not check for bleeding and give another dose. Both the doctors and the victim did something that lead to the out come. The court system found that the victim was more to blame for her death then the hospital and the lawsuit against the hospital and doctors was dropped.
TV always takes short cuts. Keepers of venomous snakes can not afford to take short cuts and should have a written protocal and antivenom. Then you can blame someone if they don't treat you right. Showing up at a hosptial with a snakebite is rare and most doctors have never seen one.And don't know how to treat the victim,whose to blame for the doctor not knowing you have an exotic snake?
As far as AP and PETA go keepers need to not give more fuel for the fire by doing careless and reckless actions. If you have a plan and nothing goes wrong at the hospital plus you are keeping the animals legally(She was not. She also had atimber which is protected in Ohio) then the hospital can not by law release information about your case to the media. Police ourselves or be policed by others. I believe in permit systems but its hard to get the general public behind you when people are doing stupid things that put a bullseye on us.

Also more people keep dogs then people keep venomous snakes and CDC records all dog incidents as an attack the involves the breaking of skin. CDC does not require that snakebite be reported so it maybe very much under reported. What
I am saying is stats don't always show the full picture and we should just point out that snakebite is rare. Also avoid the statement thatb no one but a keeper has been bitten by a venomous snake in their care because it is far from true.

Best way to change TV is what I have done and stop watching it.


Jim Harrison

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