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  2. Six venomous snakes in South Carolina: What to know about ...

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    These snakes prefer areas with both cover and sun for basking, such as woodland edges. Bite severity: While copperhead bites are painful, they often pose minimal risk to victims. Poison control ...

  3. Pet Patrol: South Carolina snakes and how to keep pets safe

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    The likelihood of death from a snake bite in South Carolina is pretty low. The mortality rate can range from 1% to 30%, but this is highly dependent on the size of your pet.

  4. How do you treat a copperhead snake bite? Duke and ... - AOL

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    In fact, North Carolina leads the nation as the state with the most snake bites. Internationally recognized snake bite experts and medical physicians work at Triangle hospitals, treating about ...

  5. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]

  6. Snakebite - Wikipedia

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    A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake, especially a venomous snake. [9] A common sign of a bite from a venomous snake is the presence of two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. [1] Sometimes venom injection from the bite may occur. [3]

  7. Dry bite - Wikipedia

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    A dry bite is a bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released. Dry snake bites are called "venomous snake bite without envenoming". [1] A dry bite from a snake can still be painful, and be accompanied by bleeding, inflammation, swelling and/or erythema. [2] It may also lead to infection, including tetanus. [2]

  8. Bitten by a copperhead? You may need antivenom. Here ... - AOL

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  9. Western green mamba - Wikipedia

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    Standard first aid treatment for any bite from a suspectedly venomous snake is the application of a pressure bandage, minimisation of the victim's movement, and rapid conveyance to a hospital or clinic. Due to the neurotoxic nature of green mamba venom, an arterial tourniquet may be beneficial. [31]