there are a few parts of this article that bother me. 1. what kind of doctor administers antivenom before any symptoms are even present? maybe it was a dry bite. now this man, aside from being publicly humiliated for picking up a coral snake and being bitten by it, has anitvenom side effects and a higher doctors bill, and maybe it was all for nothing. 2. what type of forest ranger, the protector of our natural resources, kills a snake because it was unfortunate enough to be stepped on and grabbed as it went along its merry way? does anyone else see anything wrong with this. I mean, these should be the last people we'd expect to kill animals for no reason. I've run into this same forest ranger mentality in Maryland. One of my favorite timber dens is now pretty much gone thanks to the wonderful conservation efforts of the local forest rangers killing them.? anyway, sorry for the ranting chris

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• Man survives coral snake bite press item - budman 1st, Tue May 4 18:37:39 2004
• RE: Man survives coral snake bite press item - Buzztail1, Tue May 4 19:13:05 2004
• RE: Man survives coral snake bite press item - Greg Longhurst, Tue May 4 21:21:29 2004
• RE: Man survives coral snake bite press item - cascavel, Wed May 5 09:04:53 2004
• To answer your question... - psilocybe, Wed May 5 10:57:15 2004
• organ failure? - budman 1st, Wed May 5 12:11:21 2004
• RE: organ failure? - rabies, Wed May 5 13:47:44 2004
• RE: organ failure? - psilocybe, Wed May 5 13:54:23 2004
• RE: organ failure? - WW, Wed May 5 15:29:09 2004
• Thanks for the clarification on kraits, Wolfgang n/p - psilocybe, Wed May 5 15:41:00 2004