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SNAKE
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INTERESTING
JOTTINGS
IN
THEYEAR
OF
THE SNAKE
Poisonous snakes generally have
bright colours, a
triangular
head,
a
larger
but
shorter body
and
slower
movement. ln lndia alone, 300-400,000
people are bitten
by
snakes and 30,000
die.
The cobra
is
the
most poisonous
-
killing
90%
of
those
bitten. The venom
is
toxic to
the nervous system,
heart
and
afiects blood clotting or disturbs essen-
tial enzymatic systems
in
the body. lf
bitten by a
poisonous snake,
use
a
tour-
niquet to compress
venous
return (like
stopping haemorrhage), releasing
ev-
ery
15
minutes.
Many
types of
anti-
venom sera are now available
but
test-
ing
for allergies with skin test may
be
required.
Those
in
shock musl
have
anti-shock treatment right away. The
Chinese has long been using snakes
for medicinal use: dried
snakes
relieve
rheumatism; soaked in wine,
it
can
sooth the tendons and activate blood
vessels; the blood
is for
joint
pain and
the gall bladder, clear
heat
and toxins
in
the body
but
the blood and the gall
bladder may be inlested by parasites
and taking these raw
is
not
recommended;
the oil
preparation
is
good
lor
minor skin irritations. Even
the
venom contains a potent pain
killer.
Snake-likg.g.obots
may have a
great
potential when further developed to
operate
insitle the
body.
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