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Originally Posted by KFC911

^^^ Yep ... the small ones have nastier bites.... and tho' not lethal, I recall a few years back that the anti-venom treatments were pricey.... 6 figures. I watch where I walk when in the woods 'cause I am cheap

Yeah, the treatments are VERY expensive. Most of the folks that get vials of antivenom end up getting many vials. I've read about the treatment costing $50k-100k for a single bite. Apparently, the stuff to make it travels all over the world. But, supposedly, it's being made in Mexico now for a lot less, but that doesn't seem to be affecting the cost to the folks that need it.

I saw a thing once that showed the path that the antivenom that is used in the US took. It was crazy. I can't remember, but it was something like "milk the snakes in the US, then ship the venom to the UK, then ship something to New Zealand, then ship it to someplace else, then ship it back to the UK, and finally ship the finish product back to the US to be used."