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i>- LIVE POISON TLLUSTRATED here are four poisonous snakes which are native of the United States, the man ner in which they will bite and the immediate first aid to be used until the services of a doctor can be secured. The rattlesnake and the copper head are common to this area while the cotton- Harmless snakes may bite in self-defense, but their small teeth leave only a few little scratches, which are usually in a horseshoe pattern, and there is no pain, swelling or shock. When a poisonous snake bites it injects venom through two large fangs which leave two distinct puncture marks, from which a drop of blood may ooze; and the marks rapidly become swollen and discolored. The pain is immediate and severe, becoming rapidly worse. Swelling spreads from the fang marks into the surround ing area. Eventually a limb J may swell to twice its size. mouth may bs found in swamps or near water and the coral snake may be found along the coast and lowlands. The venom of each is poisonous but the venom of the coral snake is exceedingly powerful, much like the venom of the cobra. The coral snake bites and hangs on with a chewing PUNCTURES 8
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