just found out that the cobraman(ray hunter) has been tagged by a large eastern diamondback and is in a very serious condition on ventilation, apparently he has already recieved 32 vials of crofab and had a fasciotomy also his kidneys are not functioning properly.
hope he pulls through ok

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here is a link to a thread about it TRR Forums -> News/Announcements

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sorry to hear that. soundes like he's screwed.. damn! an eastern is so bad. i hope he recovers. kidneys shutting down is a bad thing. they don't like lack of blood flow. ...

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yeah, i just looked over his site. his number came up. i hope he lives fully intact. he knew what he was doing...a pro...the pics say he was pushing his luck some...i will pray for his speddy and complete recovery.

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that advert you were looking at for vine snakes was his habu, apparently he is better than he was

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i kinow i was scared to death, shaking when i caught my first eastern by hand. it was big!! and i had no tools. i was on my bike. i held it it...shaking of course...i knew it could kill me... and opened it's mouth with a stick. tthose fangs...not no p*ssyf*ed fangs, but big ones...that yellow, clear venom poured out!! i shook even more. if cobraman took a direct hit then god bless him that he is still alive. an eastern diamondback will ruin your life. i'm glad that he wasn't in the middle of no where in lee county florida with a 10 mile hike to get help. he'll tell you how that scenerio goes usually

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i know its a big hit from an eastern but due to his increased immunity to venom he stands a better chance than most, fingers crossed

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this is him?? kingsnake.com Classifieds

well, i guess it is!! hey! be careful big guy!! we can't be losing good herpers over dumb stuff!! be better soon!!

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yeah thats the guy

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glad he wasn't out camping!!!

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