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By: Uchenna Ani-okoye

Dream Of Being Bitten By A Snake

Nobody wants to get bitten by a snake, but if you do get bitten it would be nice to know what needs to be done. The majority of people that get bitten are in India. It has be calculated that there has been up to 2 million people that are bitten each and every year.

When people get bitten not all people die, thankfully. but it should be noted that there are as much as 100,000 people that die as a result of a snake bite. The good thing to know is that there is a survival rate from snake bites. The main reason why people do actually die is because of the inability to get the right medicine to stop them from dying. Deaths are more likely to take place in countries that are not very developed. In these countries they are more likely to bot be able to provide the medicine when it is needed. The antivenom is a vital component to savin anybody that has been bitten.

If bitten by a snake you must not do certain things -

So if you have been bitten, the first thing for you to do is to get all the things out of you mind that you might have seen on the television. The first thing you should never try, is that you should not ever try to suck the poison out of the snake bite, if the snake bite is not your own. If trhe snake bite is yours you can attempt to suck the poison out yourself. If some one else was to suck out your poison this may cause them to be become infected.

You should take the tip above into consideration if you ever encounter a snake bite. Its up to you to try and seek help if ever bitten. A good way to stop the poison spreading so quickly is to try and stay calm.