#2536 - Eric Goode & Jeremy McBride

“Because I got bit. Most people get bit fucking around with a rattlesnake. I wasn't. What is this, Jimmy? They used all of the anti-venom at the hospital and had to go get more from another hospital. Ran out of anti-venom after using a whopping 36 vials. Holy fuck, man. Yeah. Oh.”

“Yeah. It was a real problem. His face would swell up. I had to bring him to the vet. But luckily they have anti-venom for dogs. It works pretty well. Yeah. He was kind of out of it for a few days. Then he came back. How fast the response? Not bad. Not bad. It was funny because he got bit once.”

“I saw the snake. I knew what it was. So I got him to the veterinarian immediately. His face swelled up, but they got him the anti-venom and he was good. And then he got bit again, like maybe a year later. And I brought him to the vet because I said I saw him get bit by a rattlesnake. And the vet was like, well, I don't see any swelling and I don't see a whole.”

“his face started swelling up. I'm like, oh, fuck. Then I bring him back to the vet. Then he had to get the anti-venom. But a good sized dog. Yeah, he was about a 90-pound dog. And that was a Western Diabet rattlesnake I got there. California, I don't know. Oh, it was in California. It was in California.”

“So to say one's more dangerous than the other, they'll all kill you. Is there anti-venom for all of them? No, actually. So it's a good question. So some snakes, like, you know, Texas has a coral snake, for example. A very venomous, elapid type of snake, like a cobra, not like a rattlesnake.”

“elapid type of snake, like a cobra, not like a rattlesnake. And I think they have less and less anti-venom for snakes that rarely bite people because like sea snakes, the coral snake, which is the red, black, and yellow one that you have in East Texas, you know, when the dog gets bit by them, you were talking about your dog getting bit by rattlesnakes.”

“A lot of time the vet doesn't know because you can't even see the bite. The snake bite is so tiny. So some snakes do not have anti-venom. Some really dangerous snakes. The coral snakes, they don't have anti-venom for them? I think I heard that maybe not anymore. I'm sure it's faded. So what happens if you get bit?”

“And how much time do you have from the time you get bit where you must get the anti-venom in you? I mean, in my case, I swear to God, I thought I was going to stop breathing about two hours into it. It just slowly feels like this pressure on your chest.”

“and my body didn't like those horse antibodies. Oh, God. Also, maybe don't wear Birkenstocks when you hike. That's probably the— River sandals. Yeah. Okay. All right. Because I got bit. Most people get bit fucking around with a rattlesnake. I wasn't. What is this, Jimmy?”

“In Mexico, I always see them make iguana tamales out of the back part of the iguana. So you put it in a Kamado. Oh, wow. Damn. And he's got a little sauce he's making here with some butter and spices. Basting it. Yeah.”

“Eagles are like American alligators. They've bounced back since DDT. And, you know, the book that what's her name did in the late 60s, 70s, Silent Spring. That was the book that really changed everything for eagles and birds of prey.”

“It's very short. And we did that together. And then I said to them, hey, man, you guys read this new book called The Lizard King. It's about the reptile world. Let's do a doc about the reptile world. And I'd already told Fisher Stevens, a friend of mine, hey, let's do a do about this book, The Lizard King.”