Some methods of treating a snakebite do more harm than any good.
Therapies to avoid when treating a snakebite:
(1) cutting the wound
(2) sucking over the fang marks
(3) applying ice
(4) use of a tourniquet
(5) NSAIDS
(6) prophylactic antibiotics
(7) routine use of blood products
(8) application of an electric shock
(9) therapy with corticosteroids (unless treating an allergic reaction)
