6 things to do when you experience snake bites

Snake bites occur when snakes inject venom using modified salivary glands, snake bites are common in tropical regions a and agricultural areas though not all snake bites are poisonous. There are dry bites i.e when a snake does not release any venom and dry bites are seen among non-venomous snakes while venomous bites are much more dangerous.
A victim of snake bit might initially have no significant symptom and then suddenly develop breathing difficulty and go into shock.

Some symptoms of snake bites include:

• Snake bites can cause the skin to be severely swollen and can bleed and blister.
• Bleeding from the bite or bleed spontaneously from the mouth or old mouth. Unchecked bleeding can cause shock or even death.
• In the case of snakes like spitting snakes like cobra can actually eject their venom quite accurately into the eyes of the victim.
• Faster heart rate

What to do when you experience snake bites:
1. Remove constricting items such as rings or other jewelry that could cut off blood flow of the bite area swells.

2. Avoid using alcohol, it may lessen the pain but makes the local blood vessels bigger, which can increase venom absorption.

3. Remain still and calm, avoid moving your body around as it will cause the venom to spread faster through the body.

4. Cover the snake bite with a clean dry bandage. The bandage should be tightly wrapped around the bite.

5. Don’t try to kill the snake, it will ll increase the possibility of biting you again. Dead snakes bite.

6. Get an emergency care facility as soon as possible, use antivenin ( a medicine to counter the poisonous effects of the snakes venom).