If someone got bitten by a venomous snake, another pioneer would take a
knife and cut an "x" at the bite location. They would then suck out the
blood and hopefully the poison. Sometimes this worked and sometimes this
didn't.
If it didn't work the victim would most likely die. If they happen to be
lucky enough to survive, the body part that was bitten would normally have
to be amputated. If they were bitten on their core, death was almost
certain.
Snake bites, starvation, bandits, and disease
Problems included cholera, no food, heat stroke and snake bites.
In the US, around half a dozen, according to various sources.
no because they are immune to their own venom
With shots of antivenin, mainly Crofab, specially formulated for rattler bites.
figure it out yourself losers
Native Americans used rattlesnake weed to help snake bites.
It hurts when it bites, and it burns when the venom goes in.
If you get bit by one you were dead....... for sure.
It means get medical attention immediately.
Most bites can be cured with antivenin treatment.
They didn't