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by flfiremedic on October 8, 2005
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I am a FF/Paramedic in the panhandle of Florida. Recently we have heard rumors of some locals keeping exotic pets to include venomous snakes. What advice would you give for dealing with this situation. Concerns being an unconc. or alterted pt unable to ID the snake, the possibility of the snake being loose etc. Do handlers keep any kind of paperwork about the snake lying around?
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by Phobos on October 8, 2005
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People who keep venomus reptiles in Florida should have a Florida Venomous Permit issued by Fish & Game. There are strict regulations how the animals are caged. These folks are very careful and it's unlikely to have them loose in the house. It's the people that don't get the 1000hrs of specialized training and the permit you may have to worry about.
I'll let some Florida Keepers answer the specifics.
Al
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by LarryDFishel on October 8, 2005
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Venomous keepers SHOULD keep paperwork identifying the snakes they keep, for just such a situation. I'm not sure how many actually do though (ti's not required).
Note: I am NOT a doctor, but... In the situation where you have some reason to believe that someone has been bitten by an exotic snake but don't know which one, the first thing is probably to give supporting treatment. Ventilate if the person is not breathing and look for signs of anaphylaxis (sp?) (the most likely reason for someone to be unconcious very quickly) and treat accordingly.
Second thing would be to contact the Miami-Dade antivenom unit (http://www.miami-dadefirerescue.com/modules/cjaycontent/index.php?id=6) for advice/support.
Third thing is to contact someone locally who knows exotic snakes (I can't help with this, I don't know anyone that far north) to try and help identify it.
As far as a loose snake, again try to contact someone locally to handle it, don't mess with it yourself. Very few snakes will bother you if you don't go looking for them, just look where you're stepping and get the victim outside as soon as convenient.
Snake Getters (http://www.snakegetters.com/) might be able to put you in touch with someone in the area, if you don't get a local response through this post.
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