Snake bites: What to do?

Hey everyone.

I was wondering if it's actually possible for an average person to just go out and buy antivenom for rattlesnakes, copperheads, or black widows. If it is, where would I even find it, do I need a prescription from a doctor, and what kind of price tag am I looking at?

Thanks.

So, I’ve been digging through the archives for ages trying to make sense of this whole mess, and honestly, this is the closest thing I've found to a real answer—just check out point number 8 here:

http://www.ozalj.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32

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Donna Johnson16 said:After digging through a bunch of threads trying to make sense of this, this seems to be the closest answer we've got—check point 8 here:

http://www.ozalj.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32

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Yeah, I read that too, but I'm looking for the actual reality of the situation... surely there’s a pharmacist on here who can weigh in? Can you just walk into a CVS and ask for an antidote (I highly doubt it), or how does one actually get their hands on it?

stormyorca said:I was wondering if a regular person can actually just go out and buy antivenom for rattlesnakes, copperheads, or black widows

stormyorca said:is it even possible to just walk into a local pharmacy and ask for some antivenom (doubtful) or is there some other way to get my hands on it?

Luckily for us "regular folks," that’s still not really an option.
Handing out antivenom isn't exactly a casual thing you do without consequences.
You really need a professional watching over things to assess whether applying antivenom is actually the right call for that specific bite.