DUDE, $140,000 FOR AN ANTI-VENOM?!?!?!
What the heck is anti-venom made out of, magical unicorn umbilical cord blood? The snake bite part is absolutely horrible, terrifying...but that "they" would charge as much as we paid for our first home to help your kid...talk about over a barrel. That is absolutely insane.
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From what I understand, unless things have changed in the last few years antivenin is actually made from the snakes own venom, so you have to keep snakes and milk the venom to get antivenom.
Hence the cost.
The child would have been treated regardless of the ability to pay, thats the law with emergencies.
I am so glad your son is okay, and thank you for the warning.