Re: Johnsons Antidote

re: Johnsons Antidote by Banjo Paterson a great poem..... Yes Good morning sir ...maybe it just worked for old goanna:) We in the 1950's used condys crystal jammed into the snake bite after cutting and sucking the poison out of the bite area. one poison to beat another they said...others shot a finger off or used an axe to get rid of the offending bite. my old man had bull terrier x cattle dogs for bailing up wild Scrubber cattle and then he'd bring tame cattle to them and the wild ones would join the herd for safety...these dogs would go snake hunting in the night often, and some would get bit by the 9 foot long Mulga brown snakes they fought...what to do 30 miles from town no Vet either...so pinch up the obvious bulge of the bite and use sheep shears to cut the lump off the dogs hide? dogs survived this rough treatment if bit only once....but were sick for days after....Don