[meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake

[Adam Hupe]

Hi Mathias,

I wasn't trying to make any political statement or otherwise. A List member 
asked if it would be practical to carry anti-venom in the field and my response 
is that it would be cost prohibitive.  This is one of the first questions I 
asked when I moved out here.  I certainly would not want to be in a position to 
make a choice of who lives or dies based on when/where they received a 
snakebite. A human being is a human being but the hospitals around here seem 
more concerned with keeping their doors open than keeping mass amounts of 
anti-venom on hand. To carry some in the field simply isn't practical.

Best Regards,

Adam




----- Original Message ----
From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann at web.de>
To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; Adam 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 3:58:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake

Aaaahh, those bloody non-insured illegal people. Always waiting in the desert to 
get bitten exactly just before insured citizens. Only to cause them troubles. 
Bah.

Holy nurse ...

Sorry,

best,

Matthias

----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake


> I was told by a local nurse that the average cost to treat a Mojave Green 
snake
> bite is between $60,000.00 and $70,000.00.  I asked why so expensive?  She
> claimed that illegal aliens, working mostly out-of-doors with no insurance are
> mainly to blame. None have insurance and the anti-venom is difficult to keep 
on
> hand.  She claimed that many U.S. citizens with insurance have died because 
>they
> could not get access to it in time, partly because it was used on somebody 
else
> without insurance.  This in part is why the treatment is so expensive. Only a
> few are able to afford it.  You better make sure your health insurance covers
> such things.
> 
> Be Careful and Happy Hunting,
> 
> Adam
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