Posted on Sep 15, 2016
VIETNAM STORIES OF SNAKES AND ANIMALS IN THE JUNGLE? What are your Stories of the Jungle?
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I have heard and seen some intriguing pictures of Nam, I would like to hear your stories.
http://www.ichiban1.org/html/stories/story_38.htm
The infamous two-step VIPER?
One snake was called a "Two-step" by GI's, because the word was you could only walk two steps after being bitten before you died. This may have been a myth to keep GI's alert in the bush, because there are no known snakes in the world that can kill that fast. The fastest known killer, Africa's Black Mamba, can kill in about 2-1/2 minutes if bitten directly into a major artery or vein that goes straight to the heart. Generally speaking, though, it takes 15 to 30 minutes before life threatening symptoms appear from a snake bite, and usually a minimum of several hours or even days before death occurs from bites of even very venomous snakes.
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http://www.ichiban1.org/html/stories/story_38.htm
The infamous two-step VIPER?
One snake was called a "Two-step" by GI's, because the word was you could only walk two steps after being bitten before you died. This may have been a myth to keep GI's alert in the bush, because there are no known snakes in the world that can kill that fast. The fastest known killer, Africa's Black Mamba, can kill in about 2-1/2 minutes if bitten directly into a major artery or vein that goes straight to the heart. Generally speaking, though, it takes 15 to 30 minutes before life threatening symptoms appear from a snake bite, and usually a minimum of several hours or even days before death occurs from bites of even very venomous snakes.
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My first PSG was raised by the Vietnam grunts. They said it was merciful to only step on punji sticks smeared with feces. They also had man traps that had some nasty vipers in them. There wasn't even time to call out for a medic. That wasn't true, but it kept them on their toes. I did a little research and found records of 742 non-combat related deaths in the field and snakes were listed as one of the causes, but they never broke it down by type of snake, etc. I always defer to 1LT Sandy Annala for all the medical nightmares faced in Vietnam.
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That certainly seems to be a long python SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL and it is nice to see an M-113 in the background.
My only dealings with snakes and alligators tended to be in the southern USA - as a child in WV and as adult being stationed at Fort Campbell in 1975 and then Fort Benning [1984-1989] as a soldier which had its share of snakes, alligators and biting ants.
My only dealings with snakes and alligators tended to be in the southern USA - as a child in WV and as adult being stationed at Fort Campbell in 1975 and then Fort Benning [1984-1989] as a soldier which had its share of snakes, alligators and biting ants.
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