Here are a few ways to reduce the risks of snake bites while trail running: Preventing a snake bite is obviously better than dealing with a snake bite. Photo by Eric Compton Preventing a snake bite on a trail Here is a story of snake bite victim Brooke H who almost died from a rattlesnake bite. Be very cautious about driving yourself to a hospital, since some bites have serious side effects that could suddenly limit your ability to drive. Don’t let the fear of “raising your heart rate and increasing the speed of venom circulation” prevent you from moving to get to care. This is much better than waiting for help if you can’t reach anyone. They make it out fine because they made it out to medical care. Some snake bite victims walk several miles after serious snake bites to their legs. Drink some water and take some calories if you have any. If this is not possible, walk slowly to get help.
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Update this info every 15 or 30 minutes as the swelling moves up the limb and your symptoms develop.The most common signs and symptoms are pain and swelling. Examples are: metallic taste in your mouth, changes to sense of smell, sudden loss of vision, double vision, visual disturbances, ringing in the ears, headache, nausea and vomiting, bleeding from anywhere, dizziness, shortness of breath, etc. Write down all the things you’re experiencing that are not normal, with the time next to it. Draw a circle around the border of the swelling and write down the time. Circle the location of your snake bite and write down the time next to it. A sharpie can be a great help for emergency personnel to assess the severity of your snakebite.If there is no service, think about the last time you had phone service. If you have a cell phone and service, great, call 911 or the Park Ranger. It’s important to get in touch with emergency personnel as soon as possible to get you to a hospital. Do not wait for symptoms to appear if bitten.The only effective treatment for a snake envenomation is the right anti-venom to neutralize it. Take 5 minutes to calm down and plan your evacuation.Remove any rings, watches, tight clothing and anything else from the bitten limb, because the swelling will make it a lot bigger soon.If you faint, it shouldn’t be more than a few minutes. Sitting down reduces your chance of fainting within the first few minutes. The venom can rapidly diffuse into your system, this can drop your blood pressure too low to pump all the way to your head while standing. Staying calm is important! After a snake bite, walk about 20-30 feet away from the snake. A lot of snake bite patients injure themselves by panicking directly after a snake bite, by tripping over a rock or tree trunk, or by falling off the side of the trail.This was also confirmed by the Snake Bite Poison Line.
I FREAKED OUT and within a split second I jumped to the right, the snake moved quickly from the rock onto the trail. The trail made a pretty steep left turn against a rock wall that was head high and out of no-where from the left a rattlesnake striked at me from about 2 feet away. I was walking in front with my wife and parents behind me on a single track trail. Right when we started our hike we saw 2 snakes which made me extra alert to the fact that they were around. A few years ago I was hiking in Sequoia National Park with my family.
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