A blogger died from a black mamba bite live on air. Blogger's black mamba bite live

31-year-old blogger Arslan Valeev, author of the BobCat TV and Private Exotarium video channels dedicated to exotic animals, died on Monday afternoon. The young man died as a result of a black mamba bite he received during a live broadcast on YouTube on the night of September 23. After this, Arslan fell into a coma. Doctors fought for Valeev’s life, but they were unable to save him.

Meanwhile, information is being spread on the Internet that shortly before his death, Arslan’s mood worsened due to the departure of his wife Catherine. According to some reports, Valeev was allegedly very jealous of her and even beat her the other day, and on the eve of the tragic incident he behaved strangely - he used obscene language and talked about death and pain.

Shortly before the tragic incident, the young man met his good friend Marina, with whom they took the puma cub to the hospital. Friends celebrated this event. After Arslan’s friend left, he again got in touch with subscribers. At some point, Valeev walked away from the computer and then returned, showing the snake bite.

“I’ll just stay with you for a little while. If anything, there is an entry on the phone for Katya. Just reading your messages. Tell Katya that I loved her very much. Bye everyone. I can’t even believe that this is happening to me. This is Katya’s phone number, if she manages to drive up to me and see me, I would be glad. In fact, I'm already dying. Farewell. But I would be glad to see Katya. I’m shaking,” said the young man.

Valeev's worried spectators did not understand what was happening. After some time they called ambulance, and the moderators turned off the chat, writing that Arslan was alive. All this time, the young man’s subscribers watched what was happening in live and panicked. Then Ekaterina came to the blogger and turned off the broadcast.
Subscribers' opinions about what happened to Arslan vary. Some of them believe that he decided to commit suicide. At the same time, others, on the contrary, believe that Valeev did not intend to take his own life, and his dying speech was not planned and represents the body’s shock reaction to a snake bite. In their opinion, the Internet activist was the victim of an accident. Many of Arslan’s followers urge him not to blame Catherine for what happened to him.
Valeev's fans wish him to rest in peace. Internet users write that they do not believe in the sudden death of the blogger. From the outside, there were no signs of trouble. Arslan seemed like a motivated young man who genuinely cared about animals. “We remember, we love, we mourn”, “Please take care of yourself”, “Sincere condolences”, “This is creepy. Hurt. I hope his soul is at peace. Sleep well, good friend", "How loved one lost”, “Very sad”, “Looks like a bad dream”, “His channel gave me so much positivity,” Valeev’s subscribers discuss.
The fact that the blogger broke up with Ekaterina became known in April of this year. Valeev’s followers suspected that there were difficulties in his relationship with his wife and fell asleep young man questions.
“Why are there so many channels? Where is Katya? Why is that? Why is this? Yes, we separated, it’s simple. And there are no problems with this, just to get rid of unnecessary questions. We’re dividing everything up little by little,” Arslan shared a few months ago.
Last Thursday, Arslan publicly apologized to Catherine. The blogger said that he behaved unworthily, omitting unflattering statements about ex-lover. Valeev noted that he was in pain and lonely.
“There are no justifications for my statements addressed to you personally, I acted basely and stupidly, I am extremely far from the ideal, but you also understand, it’s very hard for me now, it’s hard to live within the walls in which we wanted to meet old age, it’s hard to see everything that connected with you and is an obligatory part of my lonely (I have no one!) life, it is very difficult to accept the fact that everything is already behind and nothing can be fixed. And I see that for you everything has definitely passed, it has begun new life with someone you have long sympathized with,” the blogger addressed Ekaterina.
Valeev also noted that the girl is a wonderful person whom he undeservedly offended. “Not a single impartial statement addressed to you personally has any meaning or weight, all this is a lie out of resentment and wild envy, you know this, but not everyone watching understood this. I have apologized to you more than once. He apologized publicly. I also apologize to the public, I’m not a robot for cleaning up after animals and generating videos, I’m a human, quite weak character, as it is,” Arslan shared.

In the event of an actual or probable black mamba bite, carry out the following first aid measures without delay.

Make sure you are not in danger of causing any further injury.
Call a doctor immediately.

For the victim

Calm the person down. Give him or her the opportunity to lie down and avoid movement as much as possible. If possible, position the bitten limb at a lower level than the heart.
Avoid bending or moving the limb.
DO NOT cut into the wound
DO NOT apply ice to the bite area.

Intoxication ends fatal in 30 – 120 minutes.

Please read the attached medical management protocol and respond accordingly.

Medical workers

Call your local poison control center. They must find a specialist to help you treat this patient.

Pay attention to signs and symptoms of intoxication.

If signs or symptoms are present, follow these steps:

Administer lactated Ringer at 200 to 250 mL per hour.
Take samples and collect laboratory data.
Inject the contents of 4 ampoules of polyvalent antivenom at a rate of 1 vial (10 ml) per minute.
Remove the cotter pins and crepe bandage slowly for 10 minutes. If symptoms progress rapidly, reapply the bandage and apply 4 additional ampoules. Try to remove the bandage again.
Allergic or adverse reactions to antidotes should be treated with corticosteroids, epinephrine, Benadryl, Atarax, or other antihistamines as appropriate.
Monitor signs, symptoms, and laboratory data and administer additional antivenom in 1-vial increments at a rate of 10 mL per 5 minutes as needed to monitor symptom progression.
The amount of antivenom required will vary depending on the severity of the intoxication.

What to expect when using (including from the starting dose):

4-6 ampoules for just a small bite.
8-20 ampoules or more may be needed for moderate to severe bites.

Arslan Valeyev: mamba bite

The recent death of a blogger live from a black mamba bite confirms the extreme danger of this type of snake. Fatal accident became fatal for the famous serpentologist, collector unique collection reptiles and a surprise and tragedy for everyone.

Health care

Intoxication from a poisonous bite is manifested mainly by systemic neurological reactions. Drowsiness, neurological and neuromuscular symptoms may develop in early age; paralysis, respiratory failure or death occurs quickly.

Please read and follow the following procedures without delay.

Apply a bandage above the level of the bite as first aid to slow the absorption of the venom. DO NOT remove the dressing until the patient has come to the hospital and received antidotes.
Make sure at least 10 vials of polyvalent antidote are present. This antivenom contains the appropriate fractions necessary to neutralize the venom of the black mamba.
Treatment is 4 to 20 vials of intravenous antivenom. Intoxication is diagnosed by the presence of characteristic signs and symptoms.

Russian video blogger Arslan Valeev died from a black mamba bite on September 25. This was reported on his BobCat TV page.

We express our sincere condolences to Arslan’s family and friends at this very difficult moment for us all! He left approximately at noon, but his Love will remain in our hearts forever!, wrote the group administrator Andrey Derevyankin.

Bite live

Live on his channel, the blogger set a poisonous snake on himself. After the bite, he was immediately hospitalized. Valeev's subscribers called the ambulance.

All these events took place on September 23. After a poisonous bite, the blogger fell into a coma and died two days later without regaining consciousness.

The recording of this stream has already disappeared from the YouTube channel. However, the shocking video is still available online. It shows Arslan sitting in a semi-fainting state, but still talking to the audience. He dictates his ex-wife's phone number.

This is Katya's phone. If someone gets through to her and she has time to drive up to me and at least see me... I would be glad,” the blogger barely finds the words, rolling his eyes. - In fact, I’m already dying... But Katya would be glad to see... How she’s shaking.

It is known that the reckless act was preceded by a loud quarrel with ex-wife Ekaterina Pytyazhkina.

Back in August, a woman said on her Instagram page that a blogger, who allegedly caught her cheating, broke into her apartment and beat her. The girl also published a certificate from the hospital with a diagnosis of concussion on social networks.

Then, however, Valeev apologized sincerely, but Catherine did not return to him. It was then that the blogger set a poisonous snake on himself during a stream.

It is known that Arslan had four lynxes living at home. As his fellow members of the public say, the animals are now under “close supervision.”

Sensitive and risky

Arslan Valeev was not just a popular blogger, but also a major expert on poisonous snakes in the Northern capital. In any case, this is how it was recommended in several large veterinary clinics in the city on the Neva. Previously, he was a zootechnician at the exotarium of the Leningrad Zoo.

His close friend Polina Maratkanova, with whom they once began working together in Leningrad Zoo in the exotarium department, spoke of Arslan as an excellent specialist and expert in his field.

“He was not only in our city, he was one of the best in our country,” she said. He is such a very risky guy, he was not afraid of anything. But he was a very sincere person, hospitable. I literally corresponded with him on last week. It's terrible that this happened to him. Reptiles were his life. He was so attached to his work. And he absolutely adored reptiles,” said a friend of the blogger.

He cheated a lot rare species. And he did amazing things, filmed good videos and photographs. He created his own private exotarium, says Maratkanova.

Failed manipulation

Andrey Derevyankin, administrator of the BobCat TV public page, told his version of what happened:

The day before, Arslan announced on his Instagram stream a night broadcast on YouTube with one of his most favorite snakes - Mamba. Turning on the camera, as he regularly did before, he went to take the snake out of the terrarium to move it to Plastic container, used for broadcasts. In the process of manipulating the snake, a bite was received, he said.

Since the man had worked with snakes for more than 20 years, he understood perfectly well what happened to him.

Arslan, realizing what had happened, left a message for his wife Ekaterina, and asked the audience, who turned out to be eyewitnesses, to contact Katya by phone, as his limbs began to quickly go numb, making it impossible to call for help on his own, after which he soon went outside, waiting for help to arrive, - Derevyankin tells the events of that evening.

Fast and poisonous

Among venomous snakes, the black mamba is second only in size to the king cobra. The Guinness Book of World Records says she is probably the most fast snake in the world. But, despite its abilities, when a mamba meets a person, it tries in every possible way to avoid contact. She freezes in the hope that they will not notice her and pass by, or she tries to sneak away just as unnoticed. And only with the inevitable meeting does the snake become aggressive.

The mamba can grow up to 3 meters in length and has deadly dangerous poison. IN wildlife this African snake feeds on rodents and birds, avoiding people.

If it does bite, the person affected by its venom needs immediate administration of an antidote. Otherwise, he will die.

Snake bites are often not harmless. One of the most dangerous individuals is considered to be the black mamba (aka Dendroaspis polylepis). You can encounter it mainly in Africa. The animal especially often attacks local residents, but tourists can also become victims of the reptile - the snake moves extremely quickly and enters places where people stay. Mamba venom can kill in 20 minutes. The fate of the bitten person is not enviable - death occurs in 100% of cases. However, the reptile will not attack without reason. You need to make the female very angry so that she bites and uses up the most valuable poison.

Mamba is the most dangerous snake Africa. It has a length of up to 3 m, which allows it to hunt not only rodents and birds, but also primates, small mammals of the dog type. The name of the snake in Latin is tree-like poisonous large-scaled snake. Green and narrow-headed mambas are also found in nature. The black one differs from other species in being especially dangerous; it lives mainly in savannas, woodlands and arid parts Africa.

What does the individual look like?? Characteristic feature The snake has a completely black mouth, while the body color varies: from dark brown to gray-olive. The black mamba’s mouth opens “in a smile” and when opened resembles the shape of a coffin. The reptile can move at a speed of 11,000 meters per hour. In its usual habitat, the black mamba is capable of reaching speeds of short distances up to 16 km/h.

Despite its size, it is not the most big snake. She is superior King Cobra, which is able to hold its head upright and has a different habitat - Southern and Southeast Asia. Both species use a neurotoxic venom for hunting, which is lethal to the prey.

Lifespan of a black mamba natural environment unknown, but keeping it in buried conditions makes it possible to raise individuals up to 9-11 years old. Mamba is a diurnal predator, so it hunts during daylight hours. The African mamba injects about 100 mg of poison at a time, sometimes up to 400 mg. How much does it take for a person to get poisoned?? About 12 mg. The amount of black mamba venom is enough to paralyze not only a person, but also a large animal. A black mamba can kill an elephant - the concentration of neurotoxin in one bite is so high.

Over time, the poison spreads throughout the body and causes respiratory paralysis. The number of survivors after an encounter with a mamba is small; if the bitten mamba does not attack again, there remains a chance to escape. But immediate administration of an antidote is required. IN normal environment The black mamba is not found in human habitat, but lovers of exotic travel can accidentally run into a dangerous reptile.

ICD 10 code

The bite of a poisonous snake, including a black mamba, is encrypted according to ICD 10 - X20. The toxic effect of reptile venom of unknown origin is designated T63.0.

Bite symptoms

Among the representatives of the Mera animal, poisonous snakes are considered the most insidious. They attack suddenly, and their poison acts very quickly. Accordingly, violent symptoms develop. Interestingly, the black mamba does not try to attack first. If she sees a person, she freezes, wanting to remain unnoticed. When she feels threatened, all she can do is attack.

The reptile especially often bites the face and neck. Then death occurs within 20 minutes. What happens to the body after a toxin enters? Characteristic signs intoxications include:

swelling and hyperemia of soft tissues;
acute local pain;
vomiting and diarrhea;
peripheral paralysis;
loss of consciousness.

Symptoms of a bite develop rapidly. Sometimes the eyes become bloodshot and necrosis occurs. After a bite, irreversible changes occur, and the most dangerous of them is respiratory failure.

First aid

Since the effect of the toxin develops rapidly, delays in providing medical care are fraught with death. After being bitten by a black mamba, you should urgently go to the hospital. It is not always possible to save the victim and avoid death - only those who received the antidote in a timely manner can survive. There is no immunity to poison. Death occurs in 100% of cases after a bite without treatment.

More often than not, injured people die on the way to the hospital. On average, paralysis occurs in 40 minutes, but if the bite site is close to the head or heart area, then death occurs twice as fast.

What should the victim or people around him do?? First, you need to make sure that there will be no repeat attack. The victim should be calmed down and placed horizontally. If the poison gets into the limb, then it is placed below the level of the heart. Antihistamines will help with a bite. They do not neutralize the poison, but reduce the likelihood of acute allergies.

What not to do when attacked by a mamba:

suck out poison from a wound;
apply ice to the puncture site;
move or mechanically impact the damaged area;
use alcohol-containing products for processing;
cut the wound.

All these manipulations speed up the spread of poison in the victim’s body. If it is not possible to administer the antidote on the spot, a tourniquet is applied to the victim’s limb and taken to the hospital.

Treatment

The antidote to the toxin produced by mamba is a multivalent serum, which is actively used on the African continent. Unfortunately, not all European hospitals have such a drug. The antidote for a black mamba bite should be kept on hand by terrarium owners, since accidents cannot be ruled out, and adequate medical assistance may not arrive in time.

There is no treatment for the bite as such, but doctors offer enough effective method to cleanse the body of poison. The victim is put into a medically induced coma. And while all processes in the body slow down, a blood transfusion is performed.

There is no vaccine against mamba venom, and if a person has already been bitten by snakes and remains alive, immunity is not developed. Proposed antidotes and medications neutralize the effects of the toxin, but their weakness is that they work immediately after the bite. Black mamba is extremely poisonous snake, and therefore any delay can be fatal.

Complications and consequences

Most attacks result in death for humans. Children and people with poor health die almost instantly. Neutralization of the poison must occur continuously until the symptoms completely subside. If this does not happen, then the consequences of a black mamba bite can be disastrous. The most common:

respiratory obstruction;
intravascular coagulopathy;
renal failure.

Prevention

Let us remember that the exclusive feature of the reptile is its absolutely black mouth. If you see a similar individual, you should immediately leave the place where the mamba was found. However, you need to move without panic and chaotic movements. The snake is fast and very dangerous. If she suspects a threat to herself, she will immediately attack.

Russian Arslan Valeev, known to YouTube visitors for his broadcasts about animals, died from a poisonous snake bite. This was reported on the video blogger’s page. While there are suggestions that in this way Arslan Valeev wanted to attract attention and commit suicide.

Arslan Valeev - Russian video blogger from St. Petersburg, author of popular channels on Russian-language YouTube: "Private Exotarium"- on the popularization of terrarium animals (snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, amphibians, spiders, scorpions) and BobCat TV - about lynxes and other exotic animals. Arslan hosted the second channel together with his wife Ekaterina Valeeva (Pyatyzhkina).

On Saturday, September 23, during a live broadcast, Arslan Valeev talked about his recent separation from his wife and talked about death. For some time he disappeared from the camera's field of view, and when he returned, he said that he had been bitten by a poisonous snake - a black mamba. Next, the blogger dictated his wife’s number and asked to call her. After some time, Valeev lost consciousness on live television.

While there are suggestions that in this way Arslan Valeev wanted to attract attention and commit suicide. When he lost consciousness, subscribers to his channel called an ambulance, and the blogger was hospitalized. Unfortunately, around noon on September 25, he died without regaining consciousness. St. Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Care named after. I. I. Dzhanelidze confirmed the death of Valeev.

The tragic event, as it turns out, was preceded by a major quarrel with his wife. According to one version, in Lately Valeev was very worried about the separation from his wife Ekaterina (they have not lived together for more than a year).

Two days before the tragedy, the young people filed an application for divorce with the registry office. The initiator was Catherine - allegedly Arslan raised his hand against her. The video blogger accused his wife of cheating and then allegedly attacked her.

Ekaterina reported the attack on Instagram, posting a photo and a medical examination.

Later, Valeev publicly apologized to his wife, but the reunion did not take place.
According to friends, on the night of September 23, the video blogger was slightly drunk. He went live, dictated Catherine’s phone number and stated that he would be glad to see her if she managed to arrive before his death. The young man announced that he was dying and said goodbye to everyone.

The first and only call to the ambulance in Vsevolzhsk (this is where Valeev lived) was registered on September 23 at 1.18. A certain girl called from the blogger's number. She introduced herself as a friend and asked the 03 doctors to urgently come to the house of her friend, who had been attacked by a snake. The young man, according to her, was in an inadequate state.

The doctors were about to rush to the call when the girl called back and canceled the call without explanation. Valeev, after consulting with friends, decided to get to the hospital on his own.