BITTEN by a Giant Asian Centipede!

see redness around the area and some swelling. - Oh, holy mackerel, wow, wow. - So it's paralysis but pain. - Wait, just give me a second, give me a second, give me a second. - That's why we always ask patients when they come to the emergency department, on a pain scale, from 1 to 10, 10 being the worst, one not that bad, you have your own pain scale because you are an individual who understands your own pain, what place does that have for you at this moment knowing that it can get worse or better? - I would give it a 5 out of 10 right now.

But here's the thing: we're hot. What are we? A minute and a half later, a minute and a half later, and one of the things I learned from the

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, sorry guys, just, wow, holy cow, I'm super dizzy. - Yes, it seems like a greater response and roll than what you had in the first one in the sense that I already see some black and blue. I see some blood there. We'll let it be because this is what... Look, my arm twitches. - We are doing it for science. Exactly, you have muscle spasms. - Dude, I'm not going to do that.

My arm is stunned right now. And one of the things I've seen, let me know if I start blushing. I feel like I'm speaking with tunnel vision right now. - You're doing great, you're doing well. - It's when they attack rodents like mice, they need to master something very, very, very quickly, and I've seen mice, like my arm was convulsing. - Yeah, you can even see the back is twitching too, so it's just this neurotoxin playing with all the ion channels. - Holy Mackerel. Oh yeah, okay, we're around six. We are around six with the pain.

Man, it's hard to know where this is going, and that's where I'm like, I don't want to be too overconfident to say, this isn't as bad as the

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. Initially I don't think it is, but it's hard to tell because it's only been a few seconds and my arm is doing something very strange right now. - Right, and probably not all the toxins have started to take effect yet. - Oh, look at the welt that's forming. - Oh, yeah, there's a nice welt over there. - It's crazy. - So we also worry about anaphylaxis, and that's why I have the EpiPen here. - How long until we know if something really bad is happening in my body? - So it could happen right now or it could be delayed. - Okay, then... - His muscles are pretty wild.

And we're also looking at your... - Can someone give me a drink real quick? - Yes, your mouth is getting dry, which is normal in this experience. It could be related to heart rate, blood pressure, and the overfunctioning of your sympathetic nervous system. - Thank you thank you thank you. -So, if, while Coyote is drinking and concentrating, if this happened to someone outside, what would you do? He wants to clean the wound, get to a safe area, get to the hospital, and then what could I do as an ER doctor as far as treatment for you?

Which we are postponing for the moment in the name of science until you tell me otherwise. - Yes, my goal is to endure this as long as possible and right now I'm fine. Do we want the centipede to leave the table? Okay, go ahead, you can accept it. -I mean he's getting closer to me, so I'm happy to let him pass. And in addition to controlling the pain, okay, anti-inflammatories, strong pain relievers, intravenous fluids, we'll hook you up to a heart monitor, which we have here, to monitor your blood pressure, your heart rate and see how you're doing. - Okay, so the next thing we wanted to do, oh, do you want to take my blood pressure? - Yes, I want to see how you are. - Why not? - Oh man, my calf muscles feel uncomfortable too.

Is this how my body reacts? - It's your body's response, yes. - Oh, oh, wow, ugh. - It's not big, don't you feel anything in your throat? No inflammation of the tongue? Those are the biggest things we worry about about anaphylaxis. And then the other things we worry about because of a neurotoxin are also nausea, vomiting, no diarrhea, thank goodness. - Wow, man, this is, wow, I have to say one of the strangest things I've ever experienced is my calf muscles cramping up like I've been playing basketball for hours. I feel locked in my place right now. - Yes, those are your muscle spasms for multiple different reasons. - Holy shit, man, it's definitely getting worse.

It's definitely getting worse. - You could see his agitation and the fact that he wants to get up and move like he normally would. But he tries his best to sit in the chair. - Let's do this real quick because I just touched my arm, poked around down here and felt how tense it's getting. - Yes, yes, this is what we call induration. It's a medical term that we basically say... God, the cold fingers of him, doc. Wow, that hurts, the cold hurts. - I apologize, I apologize. - Wow, do it again, do it again. Oh wow, yes, yes, yes, cold... - Your arms are nice and warm and my hands are very cold. - Yes, the cold definitely affects him.

Wow, holy cow. I feel like I'll wake up tomorrow morning or I won't sleep at all tonight, and this whole thing will have felt like a complete hallucination between the lights and everything we have, I'm so out of it right now. I don't even know what I'm going through. - Right, so his pupils are a little dilated. That's simply related to the sympathetic overload of your system, your fight or flight response, which is normal. - So, although centipede venom is not well known, it is very unlikely to kill you unless your body has a negative allergic reaction.

And suddenly, as I said that, I felt like the volume went up another level. And that's what I've experienced with several different venoms: there's the initial hit and then there are these waves that start to form, and with centipede venom specifically, that neurotoxic element, that's what starts to wear you down mentally. Man, look at the liquid coming out of my arm. - Yeah, so you're getting different inflammatory markers that are just coming in. Your cytokines are exploding, your interleukins and everything is trying to help and attack it, but you're also having a localized histamine reaction that makes you bloat more. . - And that's my body essentially sending its defenders to the poison site to say, "Uh-oh, foreign invader.

Stop them where they are." - Correct. - Well. Well, we learned a lot, a lot, when it comes to centipedes, why it is an animal that one wants to admire from a safe distance, and by answering the questions we posed above, what we finally learned is that we can connect my body to a machine to see how he reacts. We can take a look at what happens when a venomous bite occurs and how you would treat it, and when it comes to ranking it as the most painful experience I've ever been through, if I'm completely honest, we're not there yet, but I still have some left. many hours.

However, I will say that as an individual bite, this is one of the most extreme things I have ever done. And in this situation where we had to film together for that, I feel incredibly lucky. - Yes, you are really great. That was amazing. - Thank you. - I'm sorry you're going through all this pain. - Well, you know, it's all part of entertainment and raising awareness about conservation and the species of our planet. But Dr. Jordan, thank you very much for being here tonight. - I appreciate it, thank you, yes. - Guys, check out the comments section and About section below.

Remember that you can continue donating to Save the Horns. Just click the donate button or go to savethehorns.com. Remember, all new Brave Wilderness products on shopbravewilderness.com, those profits go to rhinos too, and check out Dr. ER's YouTube page where he'll find endless hours of entertaining reactions. - I hope so, and you will learn a little too. - Absolutely, well, that's what it's about. - That's how it is. - Entertainment and education. I'm Coyote Peterson. - I'm Dr. Emergency Room. - Be brave. - Stay wild. - See you on the next adventure. Woo, we did it.

After the bite, once the venom had really taken effect, Dr. Jordan administered an anti-inflammatory injection and a healthy dose of lidocaine to relieve swelling and pain, which worked temporarily for about two hours until the pain returned in full force. His strenght. For nearly 30 hours I battled a state of discomfort that included waves of intense pain, a sleepless night, and a renewed sense of respect for the potency of centipede venom. Completing this challenge was a mountain to climb, and from its summit I see a bright future for critically endangered black rhinos. Please consider making a donation to Save the Horns.

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