60 Snake Bites 



TREATMENT 



Either build a shade over the effected horse or remove them to shade 

 as quickly as possible but do not shut off the air. 



A spray of cold water at first applied very slowly and sparingly 

 should be applied to the head, the top of the neck or along the spine. 

 The more severe the case the more gradual the increase should be before 

 a stream can be run on the head, top of the neck and spine. If the pulse 

 weakens inject every 20 minutes 14 dram (1/4 teaspoonful) of camphor 

 under the skin of the neck with a hollow needle syringe. 



Allow the horse to inhale small amounts of camphor. Bathe the 

 head between and back of ears with it. Feed the horse flour gruels, 

 bran and light feeds for a few. days. 



SNAKE BITES 



Stock are quite frequently bitten by snakes while grazing in open 

 pastures. The bites are more frequent on the legs, lips and throat since 

 they are the parts closest to the ground. Such a wound may cause puss 

 to form or the poison of the bite may be absorbed by the animal and 

 cause its death. A snake bite is soft to the touch giving away when the 

 pressure of the hand is applied. Such a swellng is not well defined. 

 Upon close examination the prints of the fangs of the snake may be seen. 

 Horses and cattle so effected may show no other symptoms, but when 

 tlie poison is having a serious effect on the body, the animal becomes 

 dull and weak. The breathing is difficult and the mucous membrane of- 

 ten becomes blue. 



The seriousness of the case depends on the kind and size of the 

 snake inflecting the wound. The larger the snake the more poison they 

 will inject. If the attendant is present at the time the animal is bitten, 

 the best plan is to take a clean knife and cut out the portion of the flesh 

 affected before the poison is absorbed by the blood. Such a wound made 

 by the removal of flesh should be washed with potassium permangnate 

 iodine or other disinfectant and bandaged with cotton. The removal 

 of a portion of the flesh is not always practical, in that case a rubbejr 

 ligature should be tightly stretched around the leg. If stretched too 



