A farmer is working in the rain forest. One day while working her field, she suddenly feels a searing pain in her leg. She sees a snake dislodge its fangs from her calf and quickly slither away. Was it venomous or not? Even if it was a venomous snake that bit her, it might just have been a dry bite, meaning the swelling will go away after a while. The trip to the nearest medical facility will take an entire day and cost her a fortune. She decides to wait and see. After a while the symptoms get worse and she goes to consult her family. Her parents tell her to go to the town’s traditional healer, who once treated her uncle and for a much smaller cost than a hospital would charge. Feeling weak and nauseous when the morning comes around, she finally decides to make the long journey to the hospital. It’s now too late. By the time she arrives the venom has done its damage. Even if she receives the correct antivenom treatment and survives, she will suffer permanent disability and be in for a long and expensive hospital stay. After a few weeks spent recovering in the hospital, she finds herself handicapped, out of work, and in debt.