This was another memorable little assignment with the Nevada Wilderness Project to photograph Gold Butte, Nevada. It was unforgettable because I landed in the hospital again.
Here's the sequence of events.
9:32p.m
Stung in the arm, by an unknown creature when I was out taking photos.
9:33p.m
Cleaned the sting, ignored it, lied in my tent.
9:55p.m
Venom started creeping up my arm, breathing started to feel weird, body started to feel tingly.
9:56p.m
The thought of anaphylactic shock creeped in my head.
9:57p.m
Freaked out, woke up John Wallin who was sleeping in the tent next to me and demanded that we head to the nearest hospital, which was an hour and a half drive on unforgiving dirt roads.
10:02p.m
John's SUV depreciated in value by half on the drive, hitting rocks, potholes and the occasional little creature pushing 50mph.
10:20p.m
Started to feel loopy, irrational and dozing off. John insisted that we talk about things that I didn't want to talk about in an effort to keep me awake.
10:37p.m
Body started to feel like electric shocks pulsating throughout my body.
11:37p.m
Made it to the Mesquite, NV hospital, got out the SUV and my body was half soaked from the ice that I was holding on my arm.
12:37a.m
The Doctor said, "You were most likely bit by a "Bark Scorpion" which is the most venomous scorpion in North America.
Dr, "The side effects will last about 8 hours and you will have troubles peeing."
Me, "great."
12:50a.m
Released from the hospital and recieved nothing for the sting, only a large bill.
Nevada's animal kingdom is flat out trying to do me in.
