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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416  View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 At 1.30pm today while out with my friend at ash ranges I was bitten with one fang by an adult male adder. The snake got tangled in heather and like a fool i didn't let go. Immeadiately felt the burn at the site of the bite and my finger became swollen within about 4 minutes. the swelling spread gradualy through all fingers and pain was felt localy and up my left forearm to the elbow. Spent the afternoon at frimley park hospital but am now home. No AV was administered just painkillers anti-inflamitorys and a tetnus jab. 
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Ouch! Bet that smarts a bit. Speedy recovery Al  Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Thanks Gemma, Most kind. It's made me realise I do not want to be hit by the big fellas in my garage 
Hope all's good with you and Merv Take care, Al O-> O+> |
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AndyS Senior Member Joined: 26 Aug 2007 No. of posts: 95  View other posts by AndyS |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 [QUOTE=Alan Hyde]At 1.30pm today while out with my friend at ash ranges I was bitten with one fang by an adult male adder. " SNIP" Spent the afternoon at frimley park hospital but am now home. No AV was administered just painkillers anti-inflamitorys and a tetnus jab. If I'd have known earlier I would have tooted my car horn as I came passed Frimley Park this afternoon, hope you recover soon. so is that time off work to do more herping? Never been bitten by a venomous snake |
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Hope the adders OK?
Speedy recovery Al A guy here in SA got tagged by a gaboon a couple of days ago, so that should make you feel better 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572  View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 look on the bright side al...at least it's your left hand so it shouldn't affect your love-life too much. seriously...hope it gets better soon and doesn't keep you away from herping for too long. tim |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Thanks for the well wishes and good humour folks , much appreciated. been getting waves of nausea this evening with cold sweats , it's gonna be a restless night i feel. Tony a gab?  Now that's serious, how's he doing? by the way , when i got home from the hospital there was a very p****d off looking adder on the doorstep, he said, "I've tracked you from ash to frimley and back to ash aren't you dead yet, i'm hungry"
Hey Andy, I'm a very fortunate man mate, my wife does the work while I stay home and raise the monsters 
Tim, LOL! I'd find a way if i had no hands
thanks folks, Al O-> O+> |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Keep us updated on how long for the hand to get back to normality Al. Looks like I won't need to Pm you to sort out a trip out to the heaths in the next couple of weeks. Get better soon. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 thanks mark  , oh i'll be back in action before that mate O-> O+> |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Well looking at the temperatures for the next few days, it starting to cool down so I guess the end of the season maybe just around the corner. I'm around from this Thursday till the end of next week(except Saturday), so we'll sort something if you're feeling up to it. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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*SNAKE* Senior Member Joined: 16 May 2004 No. of posts: 220  View other posts by *SNAKE* |
Posted: 24 Sep 2007 hi mate just as well it was an adder, and not trampled by the Buffalo he he get well soon, will ring you later PAUL SMITH |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 hi paul me old matey. The elephants were eyeing me up , so you're right, it could've been alot worse
An update. The swelling continued up untill the early hours and now comes up to the bicep and tricep, elbow has become stiff and there is very little mobility in the fingers. Arm and hand are fine while kept elevated but as soon as the limb is lowered there is an intense pain which is followed by an almighty internal itch throughout the hand and up into the wrist O-> O+> |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 please forgive lack of caps ect , just typing with one hand just read through jerrys post here jerrys bite this is so similar to my bite, the swelling has now gone to my left shoulder and my hand has virtualy no mobility. i was not offered av because my heart rate remained normal as did my blood pressure and i experienced no nausea up untill last night when i was home. the doctor said that he would not administer av as he felt the selling was due to an allergic reaction and he felt that i'd recieved no venom. i told him that i knew i had recieved venom as i'd recieved two very minor bites earlier in life and this was different , i'd felt the stinging burn almost immeadiately. i'm quite annoyed now as my arm is huge, all the way up and the only relief is like jerry said with arm elevated high above my head like i'm in a classroom requesting the teachers attention. O-> O+> |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 25 Sep 2007 Hi Al, I've been offline for a few days, just catching up with events. Sorry you got tagged mate, but on the up side, its all very interesting :P Are you taking pics of the various stages? Speedy recovery. Steve Steve Langham - Chairman 
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Hi Steve, Thanks for the well wishes mate. I'm afraid I just did not feel like doing anything yesterday , but I shall take some snaps today . It's pretty much the same this morning ,although I do have a little mobility in my fingers, but that may be due to the fact i've just woken up and it's been rested all night Cheers, Al O-> O+> |
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sotonsteve Member Joined: 25 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 7 View other posts by sotonsteve |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Hi Alan, I hope you get well soon. Steve |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Hey Steve, Thanks mate. Just returned from Frimley Park Hospital where two different doctors looked at my arm and said, "You were not given AV?" O-> O+> |
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Alex2 Senior Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 266 View other posts by Alex2 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Sorry to hear about the bite Al, but think yourself lucky - could of been much much worse. Get well soon, Al :) |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Thanks Alex mate :) O-> O+> |
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Snake Inc. Member Joined: 29 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 41 View other posts by Snake Inc. |
Posted: 26 Sep 2007 Those of us working with venomous will all eventually get tagged. The advantage is when we survive and use what we learn to avoid a reoccurrence. "For in the end we will conserve only what we love We will love only what we understand And we will understand only what we have been taught" http://www.reptilepets.co.za/ |
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