Snake Bites 



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A good method to check circulation in bleeding or snake bites. 



tight the leg will get cold and if too loose the poison of the bite 

 will have unretarded circulation into the system and the ligature 

 will do no good. This ligature should always be placed around tlie limb 

 between the bite and the heart. The object of retarding the circulation 

 is to prevent the animal from getting too large a dose of snake poison in 

 a o^iven period There is an antivenomous serum on the market for hu- 

 man beings 10 c. c. is a dose for an adult. This serum used in doses in 

 proportion to the body weight has given good service in veterinary prac- 

 tice. That is to say if 10 c. c. was a dose for a 150 pound man, 60 to 70 

 cubic centimeters would be a dose for a 1000 pound animal. This pro- 

 duct is kept by many druggists. Chlorinated lime 15 grains, (14 tea- 

 spoonful) dissolved in 2 ounces, (4 tablespoonsful) of water and all of 

 it injected in the tissue under the skin with a hollow needle syjringe will 

 neutralize the poison of the snake. These injections should be made in 

 several places surrounding the bite. The sooner action is taken with 

 snake bites the more certain you are of results. 



