Hi Conrad:



Nice your "Big Boy" hit the right target this time. I had to laugh at Dougs question, Yeah everybody loves to let their FWC hang out and "chew the fat" once in a while...Duh!!!



Please describe the symptoms and supportive treatment you recieved at the hospital.



Also in the future if you get chomped you can get them to release very fast by using two methods in sucession:



1) Pour any kind of hard alcohol into their mouth, Vodka, whisky..etc. This get them to release pronto most of the time. So keep some handy.



2) If the above fails, run their head under HOT water from the sink. This gets their mind off eating and into survival mode, quickly convincing them to let go. This one of course carries risk of scaling you and the snake but if you "ramp" up the temp of the water till it works them risk it minimal.



Both of these methods will also dilute the venom/saliva and wash it out.



Good Luck,



Al
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