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Bizarre Medieval remedies for treating snake bites
TLDR Doctors in Medieval Europe used strange methods to treat snake bites, including using squirrels as pets, splitting weasels or chickens in half, and applying bird or goat feces to the wound. These remedies are no longer researched due to lack of funding, but effective treatments for snake bites can be found in a previous episode on Snake Bites and the search for a universal anti-venom.
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Doctors in Medieval Europe tried to treat snake bites in bizarre ways, such as using squirrels as pets and taking them for walks.
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In Medieval Europe, there were many detailed recipes for treating snake bites, even though the chances of being bitten by a venomous snake were very rare.
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In Medieval Europe, doctors would use a weasel to treat snake bites by splitting it in half and applying it to the bite.
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Medieval doctors would split weasels or chickens in half and apply them to snake bites, and if those weren't available, they would use bird or goat feces instead.
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Medieval doctors used various remedies for snake bites, including fish gills, crushed ants, urine mixed with calf's fat and butter, and sucking venom out of a wound.
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Sucking out venom from a snake bite was a common practice in medieval times, but it was not effective and could be dangerous.
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Medieval treatments like slicing up weasels and using pigeon poo are not being researched due to lack of funding, but if you want to know about treatments that do work, check out their previous episode on Snake Bites and the search for a universal anti-venom.
