Out of Africa: BIG DEER Blogger Kills Green Mamba!
Hi Mike: A few weeks ago I killed a green mamba in the backyard. I thought of you and a piece of advice you might want to pass along. For over 60 years electric shock has been used as first aid in treating venomous bites and stings in Third World countries. Studies were published regarding snake bites and the use of electrical shock by Guderain and Mueller in the 80's and 90's. Any internal combustion engine (car, quad, lawn mower, generator, weed whip) can be used to provide a shock to the wound site. Another option sportsmen might have is a dog shock collar. Just place it on the bite and push the button. Of course this is only something to do while en route to the hospital. Where I live the hospital is an hour and a half away at best, and then they might not have any anti-venom on hand. Three years ago a friend in the neighboring village of Bambalang used this method on a man who had been bitten by a green mamba while they were en route to the hospital. My friend likely saved the man’s life.—Thanks Lance P.S. I always look forward to checking your blog--that is when our Internet is fast enough :) I’ve posted a lot of snake stories but this is the first on the green mamba--thanks Lance for freaking me out with it (and thanks for ridding the world of one less snake/mamba)! Disclaimer: Lance lives in Africa, where they do what they have to do to survive. If you hunt/fish in an area with a lot of venomous snakes, check with a medical expert to see if he recommends the shock treatment if you or a buddy gets bitten. Better yet, find a new, less-snaky place to hunt—or do like me and run like hell when you see one of those nasty things! comment 
BIG DEER has gone global. Blogger Lance Freeland lives in Cameroon Africa, on the Ndop plane in the village of Bangolan (use Google Earth to see Ndop, his house is labeled as Freeland's). He sent this:
Growing up around Natural Bridge Va. we regularly would go out on the weekends and catch all sorts of snakes and sell them to the local zoo in that area. We got a $1.00 per snake back in the 70's. and to us that was good money. Back then I had no qualms about reaching down and grabbing a rattlesnake or copperhead and throwing it into a pillow case or old feed bag.
I guess with age you really do get wiser because now I am with you on the "run like hell part". I've been bitten twice, once when I was burning a brush pile and then while setting in a tree stand. The snake was actually higher up in the tree than I was and I guess I was blocking his descent down the tree. Furtunately neither bite was from a venimous snake and only required a shot of penicilin in case of infection.
I have seen quite a few snakes this year. I guess the exceptionally warmer weather has them out and about so I cautiously look where I am going and carry a 6ft walking stick while checking my trail cams. Now If I could only get rid of all the ticks!
It's July. What have you killed that we haven't discussed since January? Hell, we're just ridin' it out til the next killin' season starts! I'm sure Big Kahuna has put something on the meat pole recently! He kills stuff weekly! Hey, Big Kahuna whatcha got for us?
Food for thought: The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese!
What about Black Mambas? I have heard all kinds of stories about mambas "Stalking People-prey. Is this true?
We did have a couple of run-ins with baby cobras in my sisters' shoes in the closet, and I saw one at another house in our village. There were mambas around as well. Oh, by the way, did anyone read the story this week about coral snake anti-venom? Evidently there is only one drug manufacturer in the country that makes it, and they have ceased production because it is not profitable. No other companies are going to pick it up, because it takes several million dollars to get a new formula FDA approved, and there is not much demand. After 2011 or 2012, there will be none left, so you are SOL. The good news is, Mexico has anit-venom that is even better than what we have here, so if you can make the drive to Mexico you can pick some up. Coral snakes are the only snakes in the U.S. that have neurotoxin so good luck!
and getting dizzy now, GOTTA GO.....
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