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Hi, I'm Ginger Black. I'm a professional snake handler with Expert Village. Okay. So, we've
talked about snakes and bites. Let's say you're out traveling the world on some adventure
in deepest, darkest Africa, and you come across a black or a green Mamba. What would you expect
from a bite from them? Well, first of all, you're probably not going to encounter them.
But, if you should, they're neurotoxic. The venom from them literally attacks your nervous
system. You'll have headaches, general body aches, feel weak, anxiety may come upon you,
paralysis, and eventually unconsciousness and death. That, again, though is not likely
to happen. You're probably not going to come across these animals. The venomous animals
you come across in the United States are normally hemotoxic. Coral snakes are neurotoxic, but
other things that are more common such as Rattle Snakes, Cottonmouths, and Copperheads
are hemotoxic. The venom from them will cause pain and swelling at the site where you were
bitten. And, as the venom spreads, the pain and swelling will also spread with it. You'll
have labored breathing, general weakness in your limbs and in your entire body, rapid
heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, could go into seizures, get drowsy, lose consciousness,
and then eventually death will occur if not treated. But, you also need to keep in mind
that of the nearly eight thousand venomous snake bites reported in the United States
every year, about ten die. In fact, it is far more common for people to die from wasp
stings than snake bites.