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Where is he now???
Dev, last I heard he was in RD and had been bitten by a coral snake. Hope he checks in tomorrow...
Just got home from a two week trip to hell ..... no net access:(
Just got home from a two week trip to hell ..... no net access:(
Re: Where is he now???
deeremom wrote: Dev, last I heard he was in RD and had been bitten by a coral snake.
I hope that megman is OK.
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Yes, Coral snakes are potentially lethal to humans. The venom is neurotoxic, causing respiratory paralysis in the victim, who succumbs to suffocation.
The problem with corals is they don't just bite and run but they latch on and keep pumping as much venom as they can.
I got nailed on the hand and was fortunate enough to be about 6 min from the Jungle medic station in town. Normally you can be dead in 10 minutes.
But I lived to tell about it...........
The problem with corals is they don't just bite and run but they latch on and keep pumping as much venom as they can.
I got nailed on the hand and was fortunate enough to be about 6 min from the Jungle medic station in town. Normally you can be dead in 10 minutes.
But I lived to tell about it...........
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Hi megman. Glad you are succumbing to this and not venom.
Back in Rio Dulce? Must be a woman there..I think I saw her pic.
Muy bonita.
Back in Rio Dulce? Must be a woman there..I think I saw her pic.
Muy bonita.
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Re: Where is he now???
No 'net access!deeremom wrote: Dev, last I heard he was in RD and had been bitten by a coral snake. Hope he checks in tomorrow...
Just got home from a two week trip to hell ..... no net access:(
Where did you have to go to find that hellhole, heh. Even cruise ships, planes and trains have access.
Dale OSea wrote: Hi megman. Glad you are succumbing to this and not venom.
Back in Rio Dulce? Must be a woman there..I think I saw her pic.
Muy bonita.
Actually her name is Sasha and she left to go back Germany a year ago May. The one kid pointing at the camera is Rodolpho, the sweetest kid you ever want to meet. He's still out at Casa Guatemala.
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BEHOLD! The ghost of Megman the Ostrich King! He- oh wait, sorry. I read "pump full of venom" and expeced the worst. Mike, good to hear that no John Wayne-type wanted to slice it open & suck out the poison. The Hollywood director and/or screenwriter who thought of that should get his grave desecrated. Good to hear you're okay.
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hang him high
Sure..everyone knows you pour black powder on snake bites and light it.
Have to agree 100% Spike:eek:
They actually have a suction device for it now, but in the case of the coral by the time it gets located it's too late.
Heard about a case down here last year when last visiting of a local who got bit on the hand by a coral snake out in the jungle and he didn't even hesitate. He just took his machette and cut his hand off:eek:
Only thing that saved his life.
They actually have a suction device for it now, but in the case of the coral by the time it gets located it's too late.
Heard about a case down here last year when last visiting of a local who got bit on the hand by a coral snake out in the jungle and he didn't even hesitate. He just took his machette and cut his hand off:eek:
Only thing that saved his life.