Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Bite from exotic snake sparks multistate scramble for antivenom

Bite from exotic snake sparks multistate scramble for antivenom

A 26-year-old Pinconning Township man is still recovering from a cobra bite that sent doctors scrambling to hunt down antivenom. The man became nauseous and started vomiting about 20 minutes after his pet albino monocled cobra bit him the night of July 14. He was initially treated at a Bay City area hospital but then was airlifted to Detroit after he stopped breathing because his respiratory muscles became paralyzed, according to Detroit Medical Center officials.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/07/30/snake-bite-antivenom-quest/867915002/?source=Snapzu

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