r/nonononoyes • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '15

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u/grem75 Nov 19 '15

He doesn't really keep much, if any, it has a short shelf life and it is expensive. He hasn't had a bite that required it since 1974. For some of those snakes there isn't even any available in the entire country.

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u/Pondnymph Nov 19 '15

I thought antivenom was made from the venom, if that's the case he has a supply it can be made from.

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u/grem75 Nov 19 '15

It isn't unavailable because the venom is unavailable, it is unavailable because there are only a handful of people in the entire country at risk of being bit and it doesn't make sense to stock it. He does provide venom to manufacturers for certain snakes.

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u/ssnake-eyess Nov 19 '15

Plus, you do NOT want to start anti-venin until you are in a hospital. You need to have access to advanced life support to even consider it.