Hi there
The details on this are going to be sketchy - I apologise upfront! But, any suggestions will be most welcome. A friend & colleague is looking after a young girl in a Durban ICU who was bitten by a snake yesterday:
Location - Mid Illovo on a farm in KZN
Site of bite - foot
Description - around 60cm long, thin and brown with a pale / white tail (?!)
Symptoms - Almost immediate respiratory difficulty with associated leg weakness
She responded well to antivenom - it was given quickly and her symtoms improved. I don't know which anti-venom they used. She is not on a ventilator. Her kidneys and coagnulation are normal so far. The bite site is not showing any signs of bruising or necrosis.
Ideas?