YOU can't "cure" it. It needs to be treated with antivenin in the hospital. In the mean time if you're bitten by a rattlesnake:
DO stay calm.
DO call 911 and seek medical attention immediately.
DO remove any jewelry or tight clothing from the bitten area/limb right
away (you'll want it off before the wound and surrounding tissue starts
swelling).
Do NOT cut the bite site, or create any kind of tourniquet around the wound.
Do NOT put ice on the bite.
Do NOT try to suck the venom from the wound.
Do NOT treat the site with rubbing alcohol or medication.
Do NOT wait for swelling, pain or other common symptoms to manifest
themselves before going to the emergency room.
Rattlesnake Bite was created in 1985.
No, antivenin is used to treat the bite of a rattlesnake.
A nonvenomous snake bite will usually heave two parallel rows of tiny puncture wounds from the teeth. A rattlesnake bite will usually have two larger puncture wounds from the fangs. See the image of a rattlesnake bite above.
If you are a sane person, you do not attempt to handle a rattlesnake unless you are ready to spend more than $100,000 on treatment for a possible snakebite. Antivenin, alone, runs from $4000 to $8000 per vial and it may take several vials to cure a serious bite.
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The same as they are today.
No. Once in, it's in. All the old home remedies ever did was give you a nasty skin injury on top of the snake venom damage.
The same as if you were bitten today.
In a fight between a bull snake and a rattlesnake, the rattlesnake would likely win due to its venomous bite.
A rattlesnake wouldn't be able to eat a human. Snakes can't bite parts off, so they are limited to eating things they can swallow whole. And a human, even a child, would simply be too big for a rattlesnake to swallow.
Yes, a rattlesnake bite can potentially kill a horse due to the venom injected during the bite causing severe tissue damage and potentially leading to organ failure. Immediate veterinary care is crucial in such cases.
just like any other rattler.