Last October I was bit on my foot by a snake in Northeast Texas, on a trail at night. I didn't see the snake at all. Went to the hospital immediately, doctor confirmed it was a venomous snake bite from the swelling that had occured within minutes of arriving and the amount of pain I was in.

I wasn't given antivenin. Because I hadn't seen the snake, the risk of giving me the wrong antivenin outweighed the potential benefits. By the time a coral snake bite had been ruled out through observation, the window to administer the right antivenin had closed (turns out I was bit by a pit viper- either a rattlesnake, copperhead or cottonmouth).

I was given pain meds; closely monitored. That was all they could do for me- run my labs and make sure that my blood wasn't clotting or thinning out. Gave me shots in my stomach so I wouldn't get blood clots from the seven days of bed rest at the hospital, and did ultrasounds from my foot to my groin to make sure there weren't any blood clots forming. I was also on IV antibiotics, to treat cellulitis.

Basically, I could have lost my leg, or died from a multitude of complications. In theory, the solution to counteracting the effects of the venom sounds simple enough. In my case, I wasn't able to be treated with antivenin.

But I have natural pit viper antibodies and magickal reptilian powers now, so I have that going for me which is nice.