An interesting site! Probably would not hurt for some of us to add a Sawyer to our kits as well as take a serious look at real first aid treatment & methods. <br><br>Hmmm . . . inquiring minds want to know . . . the question came up in my family . . . have any of the forum members been bitten by venomous creatures / snakes? <br><br>If so, perhaps in the spirit of sharing hard won first hand (or foot, or leg etc.) knowledge, maybe some "bitees" might be willing to provide their thoughts . . .<br><br>If so, what type of bite/sting? Where was it? How long until antivenom treatment?<br><br>What was the initial first aid treatment?<br><br>What observations / comments / suggestions are made by the "bitee"?<br> <br>I suppose that there may be some other bites / stings that folks might be interested in sharing info. on as well . . . scorpions . . . stingrays . . . jellyfish . . . sea urchins . . . brown recluse spiders . . . taxman <grin> whoa . . . just kidding about the last one ;>)<br><br>Seriously we may have some good info among us all. <br><br>FWIW, In a slightly related note, a couple of years ago, while speaking with a buddy (that had unwillingly spent some time far offshore in saltwater after a misadventure) he showed me some bite marks on his legs, which he said were from small fish (the hair on his legs looked like algae/food to them). His concern at the time was that the small bites would bleed and attract the BIG FEEDERS. <br><br>Regards,<br>Comanche7<br><br>