| In addition to infections, floods like Katrina displace snakes and are generally accompanied by an increased incidence in snakebites. |
| In India, 250,000 snakebites are recorded in a single year, with as many as 50,000 recorded initial deaths. |
| Tea made from the bark has been used as an antiseptic, an antidote to snakebites, a laxative, and a sedative. |
| Symptoms of snakebites vary but, in general, include vomiting, nausea, muscle weakness, low blood pressure and complications to the nervous system. |
| Each year, 7,000 venomous snakebites are reported in the United States. |
| Go behind the scenes with the movie's snake wrangler, learn how to survive snakebites, and discover some of the weirdest and rarest snake species on the planet. |
