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[RC] Mojave Greens - DreamWeaver

Cindy--I'm not sure which would scare me more, a Mojave Green or Karen Nelson with a loaded gun! <bg>. Here are website links: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic541.htm and http://www.vvdailypress.com/home/garden/snakes/ and quotes from another page:

The slim death toll disguises the horrible disfigurement and high hospital costs suffered by many snakebite survivors. Because venom breaks down all forms of body tissue and triggers a massive antibody response, swelling, scarring, muscle loss, nerve damage and amputation often result. The bill: $20,000 to $40,000 and anywhere from 20 to 120 vials of antivenin.

Simply put, the venom does most of the dirty work. Snake venom falls into two broad categories -- neurotoxins that attack the nervous system and hemotoxins that move through the bloodstream and attack vital organs and tissue.

Most snake venom contains both, but specific species of snakes have a preponderance of one or the other. Coral snake venom is entirely composed of neurotoxins; the venom of Eastern and Western diamondbacks is roughly 80 percent hemotoxins; the venom of the Mojave green rattlesnake, perhaps the deadliest rattler in the United States, is 40 percent neurotoxins and 60 percent hemotoxins.

I had a few websites bookmarked on this particular snake, after finding out that they are in the area, and have even been identified on the western states trail! The first link has a lot of info about the snake and explains the differences in the types of venom.

Happy Trails,
Karen
West Region


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