I would not expect that the venom would have any bacteria in it. But the tooth of the snake could certainly be loaded with bacteria which would enter the wound when bitten.
There is speculation that CS actually nutralizes snake venom, since there are a number of reports that it nutralizes insect stings and spider bites. But I am unaware of any tests that confirm this hypothesis. Also high voltage electrical pulses are reported to nutralize it as well, but I am not aware of any conclusive studies on this either. Marshall Rich Adams wrote: > Someone on a dog list I am on recently said that poisonous snake bite venom > is loaded with "pathogenic bacteria". > > I know it's not something to mess with but in emergencies seems to me a good > silver solution can help. Of course it could, but can it be relied on? > > Opinions? > > Respectfully, > Rich Adams > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
