The antidote to snake venom, or any other bite, and its toxic affects on the human body is urine.  Urinate on a rag, apply it to the wound and ingest a mouthful.  Been doing it for years with successful results.  Free, readily available, eliminates all pain with no side effects. 

Useful contact and information here.......

 

https://www.thailandsnakes.com/snakebite-in-thailand-what-to-do/

 

10 hours ago, Mark Nothing said:

The antidote to snake venom, or any other bite, and its toxic affects on the human body is urine.  Urinate on a rag, apply it to the wound and ingest a mouthful.  Been doing it for years with successful results.  Free, readily available, eliminates all pain with no side effects. 

Urine is absolutely NOT an antidote to snake bite.

 

And  I doubt you gave been being bitten by snakes repeatedly for years.

 

Urine is sometimes used to relieve the sting if jellyfish bites. Tomato juice, vinegar or any other acidic substance 2ill also work. But this has nothing at all to do with snake venom.

When we worked on a huge project we stocked some red cross antivenom as they have a 5 years validity

https://www.snake-antivenin.com/

11 hours ago, ToyotaVigoThailand said:

When we worked on a huge project we stocked some red cross antivenom as they have a 5 years validity

https://www.snake-antivenin.com/

Did you have a nurse or other medically trained person on staff?

 

Hard to imagine the Thai Red Cross supplying antivenom to a layperson for private use (as is subject of the OP)

Snakes attacking at face level or falling on you from bamboo or trees!

Mrs had me out looking for mushrooms yesterday. Put my shoes on and a wide brimmed cane? hat (and long pants and shirt) but eyes were 95% on the ground not scanning above and around.

Motorbike boots and take more notice of surroundings next time.

Thanks for the warning.

Finely chop up papaya and neem leaves. Put them on the bite area and stay calm. Sleep if possible.

 

My friend was bitten by a cobra.

 

 

Didn't go to hospital.

 

 

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

Finely chop up papaya and neem leaves. Put them on the bite area and stay calm. Sleep if possible.

 

My friend was bitten by a cobra.

 

 

Didn't go to hospital.

 

 

Papaya and neem leaves do not neutralize neurotoxic cobra venom.

 

Not all bites result in envenomation (or your friend may have misidentified the snake)

 

But by the time one knows if envenomation has occurred, and if it was a cobra or krait (neurotoxins), the effect will be rapid and deadly.

 

Always go straight to a hospital if bitten by a venomous snake or snake that might have been venomous -- and most especially if bitten by a cobra or krait as these venoms cause death quickly through paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

 

 

To give antivenom the doctor will need a VERY SIMPLE blood test (whole blood clotting time), or SIMPLE blood test (complete blood cell count), or VERY SIMPLE physical examination (see if your eyelid drop and by how much of your eye is visible to the doctor)

 

Every AMPHOE-level hospital could do this (but not TAMBON). And if they don't have the antivenom, when the antivenom is needed, they can send you to other hospital.

On 5/5/2022 at 10:12 AM, Sheryl said:

Did you have a nurse or other medically trained person on staff?

 

Hard to imagine the Thai Red Cross supplying antivenom to a layperson for private use (as is subject of the OP)

it's good, now you can imagine how much you do not know everything you think you know