Home Remedy for Snake Bite

This article on home remedies for snakebite is intended for information purpose only. Seek medical help as soon as you are bitten by snake as it could be fateful.

Statistics for United States for death due to snakebite is quite low. Snakes bite thousands of people every year in US but death due to it is only 10. Thanks to the timely and proper medical help.

Rattlesnake is most common of all poisonous snakes. Other poisonous snakes include coral snake, copper head and cottonmouths. If poisonous snake bites a person it might not be true that poison is injected in his body. The danger arises if you see a broken skin. Immediate medical attention is required in any or all forms of snakebites.

It is always better if the snake is killed that has bitten you. One should carry this dead snake to medical professional while going for treatment. Precaution should be taken in handling the dead snake as it could bite even after it is dead for half hour.

The dead snake helps doctor in selecting proper treatment quickly and effectively. Medical attention is required within 4 hours and it becomes tough to treat a patient of snakebite after 12 hours.

Home remedies for snakebite: Below are some of the home remedies for snakebite:

1. Be calm. If you are exited, the poison will spread faster.
2. While lying down keep the portion where snake has bitten lower then your heart.
3. Tie a cloth or string around the bitten spot. The band should be placed between wound and the heard.
4. Do not eat or drink anything once you are bitten by snake.
5. Black cohosh syrup relieves pain. Take about ½ to 1 tablespoonful of this syrup 3 times in day.
6. Poultices of slippery elm, comfrey or white bark leaves. One can also use plantain poultice, comfrey salve or perhaps plantain salve can be made use of.
7. Echinacea can be taken in tea form or as a capsule as it helps in boosting the immune system.
8. Yellow dock can be made use of to reduce pain. Have a cup of yellow dock tea or 2 capsules every hour till the symptoms disappear.
9. Macerate about 1 oz. fresh lavender flowers in about 2 ½ cups of olive oil in sunlight for about 3 days . Stain the content either through a muslin or sieve and repeat it for three days. Store it in a dark glass bottle kept in a cool place and have it in small quantities.
10. Tie a cloth or string around the bitten part.
11. One can apply a compression band and immobilize the affected limb and seek medical assistance.
12. Do not drink or eat when bitten.
13. Seek immediate medical help immediately.

Precautions from snakebite:

1. Do not handle a snake if you are not an expert as dead looking snakes could also bite.
2. Enquire well before going to an isolated place, if the place is safe from snakes or not.
3. Avoid walking in night in snake infested areas.
4. Do not go to areas where snakes might be resting.
5. Wear long boots and proper pants if you want to visit a snake infested area.
6. Avoid playing or picking up a snake unless you are trained well in doing so.
7. Most bites occur between sunrise and sunset. They are mostly like to be basking in the warm sun.
8. Avoid liquid intake as the body supplies fluid to the bite area.
9. Tap with a walking stick so that snakes can move out of the way.
10. Keep away from tall grass unless you are wearing thickly made leather boots.
11. Be extra cautious while climbing rocks.

Symptoms of snakebite
There are varied symptoms of snakebites and anyone of the below symptoms could occur or multiple symptoms could also occur according to the type of snakebite.

• Discoloration or swelling of skin.
• Weakness.
• Racing pulse.
• Nausea.
• Fever.
• Breath shortness.
• Vomiting.
• Extreme cases, pupils may dilate.
• Convulsion and shock may occur.
• Paralysis.
• Unconsciousness.

Different type of snake bites are :

• Copperhead.
• Rattlesnake.
• Cottonmouth.
• Coral snake.