Fatal adder bite in Germany

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   n-tv.de report

The report translates as follows:

"An 81 year old woman died after a snake bite to the middle finger in Breege, on the island of R�gen [off the German Baltic coast]. According to police reports, the snake was a black adder. 

The woman was able to transfer the reptile into a water barrel after the attack, which took place on her property, and called her doctor. When the latter arrived 15 minutes later, the 81 year-old had lost consciousness, and died despite resuscitation attempts.

The animal was taken to the Stralsund Zoo."

Very sad. Fortunately, the report is not overly hysterical about it. I dread to think what our tabloids would make of soemthing like this...

Wolfgang

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Wolfgang Wuster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 374	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wolfgang Wuster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Fatal adder bite in Germany Posted: 07 May 2004 at 9:50am
	n-tv.de report The report translates as follows: "An 81 year old woman died after a snake bite to the middle finger in Breege, on the island of R�gen [off the German Baltic coast]. According to police reports, the snake was a black adder. The woman was able to transfer the reptile into a water barrel after the attack, which took place on her property, and called her doctor. When the latter arrived 15 minutes later, the 81 year-old had lost consciousness, and died despite resuscitation attempts. The animal was taken to the Stralsund Zoo." Very sad. Fortunately, the report is not overly hysterical about it. I dread to think what our tabloids would make of soemthing like this... Wolfgang
	Wolfgang Wüster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/

Wolfgang Wuster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 374	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wolfgang Wuster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2004 at 10:15am
	Some additional reports (all in German, sorry): SAT 1 TV Greenpeace Magazin NDR (North German Radio) Contains a radio report with additional details, including an interview with the doctor who was called to treat her (if you speak German) Additional details inlude the observation that the woman had only just left hospital, and was of very small stature, all of which may have contributed to the outcome. Interestingly, a number of tourism websites for the island specifically mention adders as one of the natural attractions of the area. Cheers, Wolfgang Edited by Wolfgang Wuster
	Wolfgang Wüster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/

Geoff Simpson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote Geoff Simpson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2004 at 10:25am
	Wolfgang Adder bites - not recommended if you are especially allergic like me - a nip from a female 2 years ago nearly killed me (43 year old and very healthy). Regards Geoff www.geoffsimpson.co.uk Edited by Geoff Simpson

Alan Hyde Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1437	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alan Hyde Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2004 at 5:48pm
	Hehehe :�)