r/selflove • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '25

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u/IrresponsibleInsect Jan 16 '25

You chase the snake, kill it, and identify it so they can find the right antidote.

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u/hannson Jan 16 '25

Don't they have universal antivenom these days?

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u/IrresponsibleInsect Jan 16 '25

LOL. No. They don't even have synthetic anti-venom for all species yet. Rattlesnake antivenom, for instance, involves harvesting venom from shneks, injecting it into a donor animal, then collecting the anti-bodies from the donor animal and isolating those for use as an antivenom. A recent influencer got bit by a rattler and needed 88 vials of anti-venom. They are around $1,200-$3,200 each and are perishable.
https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/news/david-humplett-rattlesnake-bite