they administered antivenin because coral snake bites usually do not produce symptoms right away. It can take up to 8 to 10 hours before signs of envenomation are apparent, and by then, it can be too late. Coral snake envenomations may show no signs up until your organs start to fail. If a person is bitten by a coral snake, waiting for symptoms to show before administering AV is plain stupid. The doctors did the right thing. If they had waited, the man could have died.

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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