Budman,

You're right, I need to proofread my posts better
I do believe though that kraits in general can cause organ failure after the "latency" period following the bite, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...

Rabies,

This is just my opinion, but if I knew I'd been bitten by a coral snake, I would ask for AV immediately. If the I.D of snake was in question, sure I'd wait, because I don't want AV if I got bitten by a scarlet kingsnake or something. Then again, i know the difference between a king and a coral, so the chances of me not id'ing it but being bitten are slim. However, the longer you wait after a bite, the worse the damage can be. So personally, I believe immediate infusion of AV would be warranted...again, just an opinion.

AP

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