Quite often on TV, we may see the “Do not try this at home” flash on the screen.
But that doesn’t happen for movies.
You have no idea whether whatever the protagonist is doing actually works in real life or not.
Most of the time, we’re left up to the deduction of our own logic and common sense.
For example, getting bitten by a super advanced genetically bred spider would probably kill you instead of turning you into a superhero.
But that deduction doesn’t always work when it comes to more grounded stuff.
Does playing dead really work against bears? Does sucking the poison from a snake bite really work? Can you really explode a gas tank just by shooting it?
Well, one of it is getting debunked today for you (if it wasn’t already before).
Chinese Woman Tries Sucking Snake Poison Out of Wound
Lu, a woman from Guizhou, China was bitten on her foot by a venomous snake.
Panicking, she probably thought to herself in Chinese.
“怎么办? 被蛇咬了! 这下糟了!”
Translation: “Shit la, kena bitten by snake. How now brown cow?”
“知道了，每次在电视看见那些英雄都是用嘴吸出来的!”
Translation: “Aha! Those garang hero always just suck suck the wound like eating chuk-chuks.”
After squeezing the wound a few times failed, Lu then proceeded to suck her wound in an attempt to rid herself of the venom.
She then rinsed her mouth and brought herself to the hospital.
No, Sucking The Poison Doesn’t Work
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, it doesn’t work.
The venom enters your bloodstream almost instantly.
In fact, if you have any ulcers or wounds in your mouth, it’s just giving the venom an expressway into your system.
If it was your friend who was bitten, sucking their wound would just get both of you poisoned.
Lu sheepishly admitted to the doctor that she had learnt this “tip” from TV shows.
In many movies like Snakes On A Plane (2006), characters can be seen sucking the venom from snake bites.
Being misinformed by this myth wouldn’t be a surprise at all.
However, that’s what the Internet is for.
So, What Should You Do?
Fortunately, Singapore doesn’t have as many venomous snakes as Australia does.
But if you were to get bitten, here’s the best course of action:
- Move away from the snake
- Remove anything tight from the area of the wound (such as rings and bracelets) to prevent injury when the wound swells
- Keep the victim still and immobilised
- Bring them to the nearest hospital immediately
Pretty simple, right?
Here’s another list of common survival myths you may see in movies and on TV.
In case you were wondering, playing dead during a bear attack doesn’t always work as well.
But last I know, playing hardworking in front of a boss always work.
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