Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New article comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Articles
New articles
New comments
Search articles
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Dark Theme
Contact us
Close Menu
Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts.
Sign up today!
Forums
Off Topic Discussions
Off Topic Chit Chat
dangerous bite report. Latrodectus hesperus [black widow]
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DreadedNeith" data-source="post: 134401" data-attributes="member: 28071"><p>Ok i did some searching and i think i figured out the answer to this.</p><p>antivenom is made by injecting small quantities of the venom into an animal the animals body will then produce antibodies. Doctors can give you the antivenom more then once but they don't like to because when you are given antivenom your body thinks it has been bitten twice (once by the spider, snake,..., and once by the antivenom) your body reacts by producing its own antibodies . Next time you are given antivenom your body is more likely to try and fight the antivenom causing an allergic reaction. Not sure how true this is or how much of a risk it is but it kinda makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreadedNeith, post: 134401, member: 28071"] Ok i did some searching and i think i figured out the answer to this. antivenom is made by injecting small quantities of the venom into an animal the animals body will then produce antibodies. Doctors can give you the antivenom more then once but they don't like to because when you are given antivenom your body thinks it has been bitten twice (once by the spider, snake,..., and once by the antivenom) your body reacts by producing its own antibodies . Next time you are given antivenom your body is more likely to try and fight the antivenom causing an allergic reaction. Not sure how true this is or how much of a risk it is but it kinda makes sense. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Off Topic Discussions
Off Topic Chit Chat
dangerous bite report. Latrodectus hesperus [black widow]
Top