Woman treated in hospital after snake hiding in toilet bites her bum

A woman has been released from hospital after receiving a snake bite on her bottom while using the toilet.

Iris Castroverde, 30, was using the toilet when she heard some odd splashing in the bowl, followed up with a stinging bite on her backside.

As she leapt to her feet and flushed the toilet, the mother of two caught a glimpse of a 20cm long green and yellow snake disappearing down the drain.

In a daze of fear and pain Ms Castoverde, from the Spanish town of Narón, managed to get to hospital, where she was treated and discharged.

She told Spain’s ABC newspaper: ‘It happened to me, but it could have happened to my two children.’

Snakes seem determined to invade the sacred space of the lavatory. A Singaporean woman was bitten on her leg by a snake she found in her loo.

But nothing could be worse than the man in Ghana who was bitten on his penis by a snake while using a public restroom.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/25/woman-treated-in-hospital-after-snake-hiding-in-toilet-bites-her-bum-4739741/

Snake preserved in wine bites woman

A woman in northern China was rushed to hospital after she was bitten by a snake that had been pickled in wine for three months.

The surprise attack happened after Liu, from Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province, opened the bottle to add more alcohol, reports the Global Times.

The snake jumped out and bit her on the hand. Liu made a full recovery after she was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Liu had bought the snake live in June and put it into a bottle of wine to create snake wine to treat her rheumatism.

Alcohols containing preserved snakes boasting medicinal properties are common in China.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Snake_preserved_in_wine_bites_woman

'Stay away from adders', walkers urged

People out enjoying the countryside are being urged to keep away from adders, the only venomous snake native to Britain.

The Health Protection Agency says it has received nearly 200 calls in the last two years from people who say they have been bitten by an adder.

The BBC's Louise Hubball reports.

Explanatory video:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18260745

Snake sanctuary owner Luke Yeomans dies from cobra bite

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13965282

The owner of a Nottinghamshire snake sanctuary has died after apparently being bitten by one of his own animals. Luke Yeomans, 47, was due to open the King Cobra Sanctuary, in Eastwood, to the public this weekend. Police confirmed they were called to a property in Brookhill Leys Road, near Eastwood, where Mr Yeomans had suffered a suspected heart attack.

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Girl recovering after snake bite

pa.press.net, Updated: 24/04/2011 03:24

A nine-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being bitten by a snake.

Tyler Butcher was walking with her family in the New Forest, Hampshire, on Friday when she was bitten by an 18-inch-long adder.

Her father, Kenny Butcher, called 999 and she was taken to the intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.

Mr Butcher said his daughter was in "absolute agony" as her leg went black as she suffered an allergic reaction to the bite.

He said that doctors decided to give her antivenom as the bruising got worse and she was transferred to a general ward.

Mr Butcher told Sky News: "We went up to the New Forest for a walk with some friends, we were literally walking back to the car when my daughter gave out a yelp.

"I thought she had stood on a nettle but when I looked down I saw the snake slithering away and saw the puncture marks on her foot.

"She literally lifted her leg off the the ground, standing on one leg, you can tell when your children are in pain and she was in absolute agony."

He said that he dialled 999 and she was taken by ambulance to hospital.

Praising the emergency services and the medical staff, he added: "They didn't mess around, they were absolutely first class."

http://news.uk.msn.com//uk/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=157158427

Jail Snake

A PRISON inmate was bitten by an adder after an invasion of the venomous snakes, it was revealed yesterday.

An ambulance with two paramedics raced to treat the shocked 30-year-old.
The baby adder had sank its fangs into his hand in the grounds of HMP The Verne in Dorset. He later told officers that he thought it was a slow worm - until he saw its mother coming at him. The con, serving five years for fraud and drug offences, recovered fully in the jail's medical centre. It was believed that adders, Britain's only venomous snake, have been climbing the sloped walls to bask in the sunshine.

Bosses have put up signs warning the 600 inmates: "Due to warm weather, snakes are falling from the ramparts into the prison. If you see one, do not approach but alert staff." A prison insider said: "A bite by an adder is not fatal for a normal, healthy human being. "But it is extremely painful and requires immediate medical attention."

Another source added: "There's enough snakes in here without them falling from the walls."
The Prison Service said: "A prisoner at HMP The Verne was bitten by an adder on Friday, June 18. He was treated in the healthcare centre."

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3030573/A-prison-inmate-was-bitten-by-an-adder-after-an-invasion-of-the-venomous-snakes.html#ixzz0s3UL52ZV

World Health Organization: Eliminating Deaths From Snake Bites

World Health Organization: Eliminating Deaths From Snake Bites
Posted on May 4, 2010 by Candace M Hansen -Sticky Tongue.com

2.5 million people are bitten by a venomous snake each year, according to the World Health Organization. Of those, over 100,000 people die and over 300,000 people require some form of amputation. Venomous snake bites can lead to paralysis, fatal haemmorrhages, irreversible kidney failure and severe tissue damage.

Most of the victims are children, women and farmers who live in poor rural areas where there is a shortage of the appropriate antivenins.

According to Lembit Rago from the World Health Organization (WHO), "Most deaths and serious consequences are preventable by making antivenin more widely available . However, antivenin supply failure is imminent in Africa, and in some countries of Asia, and also some countries beyond those."

What is ironic is that the countries where some of the deadliest snakes are prevalent, snake bites are almost completely disregarded as a public health issue. So many places simply stop the production and development of antivenin altogether.

According to the WHO, even if antivenin is available in these locations, it is typically untested or even used for the wrong type of snake bite.

Today, the World Health Organization has officially published guidelines on the production, regulation and control of snake antivenin via a new online database.
It is hoped that, "These new tools will help bring [these problems] to an end," said Carissa Etienne, WHO Assistant Director-General.

The guidelines and database will:

. Show where venomous snakes are located around the world;
. Illustrate what venomous snakes look like so ordinary people can identify the venomous snakes that share their surroundings
. Detail which antivenin are appropriate; and
. List where the proper antivenins can be obtained.